61.   The announcement came minutes before the movie was awarded the prestigious Golden Bear for best film at the Berlin International Film Festival.

62.   The announcement came too late Monday for newspaper or government offices to comment, and only a trickle of reactions followed Tuesday.

63.   The announcement came two days before Kraft could back out of the deal without any financial penalty.

64.   The announcements came just before NEC opened a news conference on the defense procurement scandal involving the company.

65.   The government announcement came a day after thousands of pro-democracy protesters swarmed across the capital, demanding that the government reconvene Parliament and face a vote of confidence.

66.   His announcement came as Arafat sought to refurbish his image two days after Bush called on Palestinians to oust him at the elections.

67.   His announcement came as Turkish Prime Minister Tansu Ciller prepared to meet later Wednesday with US President Bill Clinton at the White House.

68.   His announcement came as UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali arrived in Yemen for further mediation attempts.

69.   His announcement came as fighting continued in the breakaway Caucasus republic.

70.   Ironically, the announcement came as police searched the offices of British banking giant HSBC, American Airlines, and other companies in an investigation into capital flight.