61.   Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who has been pushing for the summit, has urged the Arabs to take a tougher stance toward Netanyahu since peace talks have deadlocked.

62.   President Zhelyu Zhelev warned the Socialist government Wednesday that its cool stance toward NATO could have adverse affects on its political and economic relations with the West.

63.   Police appeared to be taking a conciliatory stance toward the protesters, although local officials prevented foreign reporters from conducting interviews.

64.   Quiet pressure from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is believed to have been behind the softer stance toward Suu Kyi.

65.   A tougher U.S. stance toward Colombian insurgents had been widely expected here as part of the U.S.-led global war on terrorism.

66.   Abkhaz officials have accused Georgia of taking a more aggressive stance toward their separatist region, since joining the U.S.-led war against terrorism.

67.   Abkhazian officials said Georgia took a much more aggressive stance toward their separatist province after the U.S. announcement.

68.   Abkhazian officials allege that Georgia has adopted a more aggressive stance toward Abkhazia since the announcement.

69.   All the companies pledged to take a neutral stance toward union organizing drives, and to not take work away from a supplier whose factories organize unions.

70.   Arabs ranging from moderate to radical in their stance toward Israel have rejected the U.S. formula.