61.   Parliament on Tuesday finished a lengthy, passionate debate by approving a treaty intended to set the tone of relations with neighboring Slovakia.

62.   But the leadership appeared to have sought to limit debate by presenting the plan on Friday and requiring a vote by next Tuesday.

63.   But this time around, the ritual, aimed in part at gaining good will toward the government, has engendered hot debate by pressure groups and politicians.

64.   Earlier Monday, Brazilian Foreign Minister Luiz Felipe Lampreia opened debate by calling for more non-permanent council membership that would include developing countries.

65.   Earlier this week, police in Harare forced The Book Cafe, something of an intellectual salon, to cancel political debates by authors and academics.

66.   Earlier in the morning, Brazilian foreign minister opened the debate by calling for a similar expansion of the council to include more economic powers and developing countries.

67.   Even before the latest attacks, dovish Cabinet members provoked sharp debate by calling for dismantling isolated settlements.

68.   He opened the second debate by asking Gore and Bush about their guiding principles in exerting U.S. power all over the world.

69.   His party is expected to begin a no-confidence debate by the beginning of April.

70.   It follows more than two years of heated debate by the party hierarchy and National Assembly.