71.   Thaci and de Mello said they hoped to resolve the impasse through negotiations.

72.   Sources close to the talks said the leaders had discussed the possibility of expanding the interim, five-member ruling council to six seats to resolve the impasse.

73.   Talks aimed at resolving the impasse were planned for Tuesday.

74.   The administrators for the insolvent Patrick labor hire companies are negotiating with Patrick in an effort to resolve the impasse.

75.   The main opposition party joined the German government Thursday in supporting a U.S. military strike against Iraq if talks fail to resolve an impasse over U.N. inspections.

76.   The OAU tried to resolve the impasse by drawing up a list of modalities to clarify some of the sticking points.

77.   The union and management from the Post Office and Telkom were meeting Friday with independent mediators to resolve the impasse.

78.   The U.S. ambassador to the OAS, Roger Noriega, said numerous outside efforts to resolve the impasse have failed.

79.   Transportation Minister Eliseu Padilha was scheduled to meet with union leaders later Wednesday, in an attempt to resolve the impasse.

80.   Tokyo and other countries have called for more diplomatic efforts to resolve the impasse with Baghdad.