71.   The Colombian government has positioned thousands of troops outside the zone in preparation for a possible takeover.

72.   The Colombian government, which already is the third largest recipient of American aid, could begin receiving the new funds as early as this March.

73.   The business community has been pressing the Colombian government in recent days to avoid more taxes.

74.   The Clinton administration initially opposed it, and the Colombian government was taken by surprise.

75.   The Colombian government angrily rejected the U.S. action as unjust.

76.   The Colombian government has a goal of eliminating half its drug crop over the next five years, officials said.

77.   The Colombian government is expected to announce a series of emergency measures later today aimed at quelling recent violence by leftist guerrillas.

78.   The Human Rights Watch report is based largely on statements made and evidence gathered by Colombian government investigators whose names were withheld for their protection.

79.   The latest revelations appeared to deepen the political crisis that faces the Colombian government and fueled speculation that Samper might be the next to resign.

80.   The next administration should support the Colombian government but not in policies that could prove counterproductive by brutalizing the population.