61.   The State Duma turned down several proposals earlier this month, and communist leaders have not given any indication that their position has changed.

62.   The State Department and U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv have since given public assurances that the U.S. position has not changed.

63.   The United States, which has been the strongest foe of lifting the sanctions, indicated Sunday that its position had not changed.

64.   The top four positions did not change.

65.   The United States, which has been the strongest foe against lifting the sanctions, indicated Sunday that its position had not changed.

66.   Unless these positions change, Austria faces weeks of political uncertainty and the possibility of new elections if a viable government cannot be formed.

67.   Yahoo executives repeatedly have dismissed the idea, and said Tuesday the choice of a CEO with Hollywood connections was not an indication that position was changing at all.

68.   He also indicated that the position would not change during campaigns for forthcoming elections.

69.   If the US position does not change, Ghana will back the candidacy of Kofi Annan, the Ghanaian deputy secretary general, the foreign ministry official said.

70.   But they stressed that a trial could still go ahead without UN involvement and the government said its position had not changed.