61.   Joseph Kabila has worked since assuming the presidency on getting foreign aid and investment moving back into Congo.

62.   Leonel Fernandez assumes presidency.

63.   Menagarishvili assumed presidency of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation from Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nadezhda Mihailova on Thursday.

64.   Norway will stress peace efforts in Africa and the Middle East as well as reconstruction in Afghanistan when it assumes the presidency of the U.N. Security Council on Friday.

65.   Normally under the constitution, First Vice President Francisco Tudela would assume the presidency.

66.   On Saturday, Mirko Sarovic of the Serbian Democratic Party was to assume the presidency of the Bosnian Serb republic.

67.   Reflecting on his impending retirement Havelange said he was pleased that he was leaving FIFA in better financial shape than when he assumed the presidency.

68.   Seven Latin American presidents looked on while Cubas assumed the presidency.

69.   Since assuming the presidency four years ago, Kim has carried out wide-ranging reforms aimed at eradicating their legacy.

70.   The kicker means to remind people of the indignities of the Clinton-Gore administration and to counter Democratic suggestions that Bush is not ready to assume the presidency.