61.   The statement did not mention that issue.

62.   This election certainly will affect years of foreign policy, not to mention domestic issues from campaign finance to childcare.

63.   Three of the four health care points mentioned touch issues of concern to seniors, a crucial and reliable voting block.

64.   Voter registration is plagued by bureaucratic foul-ups and the parties seldom mention issues.

65.   Greek Prime Minister Costas Semitis asked the summit to mention the issue in a statement on the agenda for the IGC.

66.   In a brief statement after the meeting, Grachev did not mention the issue but said Russia was ready for deeper and closer contacts with the North Atlantic alliance.

67.   Both issues were mentioned by secretary of state-designate Madeleine Albright when she appeared before the Senate, which will have to approve her nomination.

68.   They decided to work for solving the problem but a joint communique on the visit failed to mention the issue.

69.   US officials remained hopeful that a last minute compromise might still be found to have the issue mentioned in the final communique, to be released Tuesday afternoon.

70.   Japan had strongly advocated that the issue be mentioned in the closing statement, but senior delegates said the United States had blocked this.