71.   Jack Lang, a former culture minister and one of the potential Socialist candidates, held out hope that Delors would change his mind.

72.   Jack Lang, a Socialist and former culture minister, suggested Sunday that a vote could give conservative President Jacques Chirac a way out of the controversy.

73.   Khatami, a former culture minister, has lived in Germany and speaks German, English, Turkish and Arabic fluently in addition to his native Farsi.

74.   Khatami, a former culture minister, is credited with having revived Iranian cinema, which had all but died after the revolution.

75.   Khatami, a former culture minister, was a virtual unknown when the presidential race began.

76.   Khatami, himself a former culture minister, said Tuesday that Iran should protect itself from foreign influences by preserving and developing its own culture.

77.   Meanwhile, police announced the arrest of an alleged FARC leader, Samuel Galvis, in connection with the kidnapping and murder of former culture minister Consuelo Araujo.

78.   Mohajerani had overcome opposition from hard-liners and convinced a majority of deputies to endorse his nomination as the culture minister two years ago.

79.   On Thursday, the European Union culture ministers gather in Spain.

80.   On Thursday, Yeltsin issued a decree naming Mikhail Shvydkoi, the former deputy culture minister, the head of the new channel.