71.   The economies of all the members of the former Communist bloc collapsed.

72.   The dispute centered on the appropriate exchange rate for the debt, originally in transfer rubles, which were used for trade within the former Soviet bloc.

73.   The end of the Cold War has prompted former Soviet bloc countries to reclaim their own looted cultural treasures.

74.   The eagle must turn tail feather toward the former East bloc with suitable dignity.

75.   The first NATO exercises in the former Soviet bloc will occur in Poland in September.

76.   The Czech Republic, by contrast, is one of the freest and most democratic nations of the former Soviet bloc.

77.   The former Soviet bloc also had a version of a shoulder-fired missile, many of which are now on the black market.

78.   The Gorizont satellite now on the market is owned by Intersputnik, an international satellite organization composed mainly of former Soviet bloc countries.

79.   The documents were obtained by US investigators as a result of newly acquired access to archives in former Soviet bloc countries.

80.   The foundation also supports projects in South Africa, the former Soviet bloc, Eastern Europe, Israel and Jordan.