71.   The groups already have close links and recently combined offices in New York.

72.   The GIA has been named by Washington as a major terrorist group, with close links to Al Qaeda.

73.   The IPPR is an independent research group with close links to the U.K. opposition Labour party.

74.   The other, MTS, was one of many lucrative businesses in the capital with close links to the Moscow city government.

75.   The Patriots are looking for a new coach, too, although Belichick, with his close links to Parcells, is probably not their top candidate.

76.   The plants promptly moved to Russia, where the illegal copying industry has close links to the defense ministry.

77.   The reporters discovered close links between Braswell and Rodham.

78.   The party, with close links to big business, traditionally has supported free trade.

79.   The secret arms program forged close links between Tehran and the Sarajevo government, as many in the CIA had feared.

80.   The women were not identified, but their exit from Afghanistan is a reminder of the close links between Osama bin Laden and Yemen.