71.   With the two sides at loggerheads in the first major education debate of the year, Republicans are accusing Democrats of placing political priorities above the needs of schoolchildren.

72.   A brief statement by the state-run Tanjug news agency said the agreement will be signed by the two side at an unspecified date.

73.   A source said that the government side at the talks requested the Association leaders to withdraw their action programme first.

74.   Akashi, he said, hoped for a meeting of the two sides at Sarajevo airport Friday to agree formally on a cease-fire.

75.   Arthur Hughes, a deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, will head the American side at the talks which begin Saturday.

76.   Barshefsky traveled to Beijing to head the U.S. side at negotiations Wednesday with Vice Trade Minister Sun Zhenyu.

77.   Bosnian Serb Premier Milorad Dodik, a newly appointed moderate who enjoys Western support, urged all sides at the Sarajevo Returns Conference to replace talk with action.

78.   But Benfica nevertheless had to sweat to overcome the surprisingly strong Salgueiros side at the Maia stadium outside Oporto.

79.   But the offer was not good enough to keep the sides at the negotiating table.

80.   But while the paceman said fielding aggravated it more than bowling, he would not put the side at risk if he was not fit.