61.   Last week, Annan threw his hat in the ring and immediately won a critical endorsement from U.S. President Bush.

62.   Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has also thrown his hat into the ring.

63.   Minutes before the registration deadline, evangelical pastor Rene Manangon also threw his hat in the ring.

64.   Now he has thrown his hat into the ring.

65.   Prodi was expected to make a formal announcement later Friday, but newspapers said he had already decided to throw his hat in the ring.

66.   The situation changed, however, when Blatter threw his hat in the ring, and some CAF members backed him.

67.   Then he shed his topcoat and threw his hat rakishly into the winter air.

68.   German Defence Minister Volker Ruehe has ruled out throwing his hat into the ring.

69.   Hata, who served as prime minister for two months last year, threw his hat in the ring on Friday.

70.   He was immediately courted by parties across the political spectrum, but he preferred to wait for the right moment to throw his hat into the political ring.