71.   President Bill Clinton rejected a call by Senate Republican Leader Trent Lott today to drop his nomination of William Weld to be ambassador to Mexico.

72.   Reno, who has rejected the calls for an independent counsel, let Burton and other lawmakers at the meeting review edited versions of the memos.

73.   Republicans in Congress had used the hearings to urge appointment of an independent counsel to probe Clinton campaign fund-raising, but Reno rejected their call.

74.   Reno, however, rejected calls from Capitol Hill Republicans to seek independent counsels to investigate a long list of other allegations against President Bill Clinton and Gore.

75.   Samper also rejected a call from business groups earlier today to resign temporarily, pending a further investigation into his campaign.

76.   Samper also rejected a call from business groups yesterday to resign temporarily, pending a further investigation into his campaign.

77.   Sibomana rejected calls for an international force to restore order in Burundi, where killings have continued since the coup.

78.   State officials apparently rejected the calls to dismiss Corwick.

79.   That proposal envisions giving Chechnya more autonomy than other parts of Russia while rejecting calls for independence.

80.   That most people reject Buchananite calls for jingoistic exclusion is the best indication of the maturity of the electorate.