71.   Murayama told reporters he hoped to settle the land issue before meeting Clinton.

72.   Mozambique on Wednesday opens a national seminar to debate policy on one of the most explosive issues to face its first post-war government, the land issue.

73.   Mugabe has so far used the land issue as his key means of wooing voters.

74.   Observers say, however, that he is using the land issue to overshadow widespread disgruntlement blamed on economic reforms.

75.   The complexity of the land issue has discouraged many investors.

76.   The entire military lands issue has been under discussion for seven years.