71.   In a related development, India denied as fictitious and baseless local newspaper reports that it had struck secret deals with Israel to promote its nuclear program.

72.   Iran on Tuesday denied as baseless a British newspaper report that it had struck a secret deal with Russia for the supply of nuclear reactors for military programs.

73.   It said brokers are able to make secret deals with impunity because most countries have no laws or policies to keep tabs on them.

74.   It is unclear whether any secret deals were struck guaranteeing that the warlords could maintain power in their own areas in exchange for their cooperation with the interim administration.

75.   Justice Minister Tomoharu Tazawa resigned Monday over allegations he made a secret deal with opposition lawmakers to avoid parliamentary questions on an unreported loan.

76.   Khatib denied rumors that he was working on a secret deal to sell the house to Jewish settlers.

77.   Later, Madden tried to renege on his secret deal, prompting one of the Stratton Oakmont executives to sue him in state court, the indictment alleged.

78.   Last week, the Israeli press reported that Netanyahu and opposition leader Ehud Barak reached a secret deal to give back the Golan.

79.   Mikhailov denied recent news reports that Russia has made secret deals to sell Iran nuclear reactors for military or research programs.

80.   Merita was among nine rebels freed Saturday under a secret deal negotiated by U.S. and European diplomats to secure the release two weeks ago of eight Yugoslav soldiers.