81.   Israel has called a halt to initiated military operations against Palestinians, the Defense Ministry says.

82.   Its executive director, Robert Satloff, said even if Sharon called a halt to construction, Arafat would not stop the Palestinian uprising.

83.   John McCain, battered in primaries this week and facing yet another grim day Tuesday, has decided to call a halt to his presidential campaign, aides said.

84.   Last week, Bush demanded that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon call a halt, bringing U.S. policy more in line with the views of Arab and European governments.

85.   Loyalists called a halt to their killings of Catholics in mid-October on condition that the IRA did not resume violence.

86.   Mubarak said that if Israel calls such a halt, he would invite Barak and Arafat to come to Egypt for negotiations, the statement said.

87.   President George W. Bush, after first strongly supporting the Israeli leader, last week demanded that Sharon call a halt.

88.   The court, formally known as the International Court of Justice, is expected to rule within weeks on whether to call a halt to the bombings.

89.   The decline has persisted, even though Colombia, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua called temporary halts to their exports this week.

90.   The court is expected to rule within weeks on calling a halt to bombing.