61.   While judicial appointments were not a major issue during the presidential campaign, Bush made clear his distaste for liberal activist judges.

62.   President Clinton is renewing his criticism of the Republican-led Senate for its slowness in confirming dozens of his judicial appointments, particularly those of women and minorities.

63.   Ahern replaces Albert Reynolds, who resigned as prime minister on Thursday when the Labor Party pulled out of the coalition in a disagreement over a judicial appointment.

64.   Amnesty also accused the ruling Party of Social Democracy of instructing judges how to rule in some cases and making judicial appointments and dismissals based on political motives.

65.   But long-simmering differences reached a crisis on Friday when Reynolds pushed ahead with a controversial judicial appointment, and Labor walked out of the Cabinet.

66.   He led numerous protests against Ms. Bhutto government when the prime minister tried to block a Pakistan Supreme Court ruling that sought to wrest judicial appointments from government control.

67.   Prime Minister Albert Reynolds, who lost the support of his coalition partners over a controversial judicial appointment, resigned Thursday.

68.   Sessions says reviewing judicial appointments is among his favorite parts of the job.

69.   Reynolds has been under pressure from his Labor Party coalition partners who opposed a judicial appointment made by the prime minister.

70.   Some on the all-Democratic council, which approves pardons, commutations and judicial appointments, questioned whether it was constitutional for her to preside by telephone.