61.   De Paris also endorses the blue ties the president favors, which have provoked so much comment in red power-tie Washington.

62.   Def Jam did not return calls seeking comment in time for publication.

63.   Deputy Gov. Timothy Noel made his comments in Lima, where he was meeting with other central bankers.

64.   Disparaging comments in e-mail intended to be read and tossed have found a number of unhappy routes into broader public dissemination.

65.   Does the boy disregard authority, make snide comments in class, push other kids around and play hooky?

66.   Dr. Samuel L. Katz of Duke University, a developer of the Edmonston B vaccine, has said his comments in the book had been misquoted and misinterpreted.

67.   Ebbers has been unreachable for comment in recent days.

68.   Except for a glancing comment in his State of the Union speech, Clinton has had nothing to say about the constitutional amendment that was rushed through the House.

69.   Finneran gave no explanation for his action Thursday, but his comments in recent days have indicated that he did not want to meddle in an industry dispute.

70.   Food writer Gael Greene of New York magazine comments in the latest issue on the verticalization of food, as arrayed on unsuspecting plates by trendy chef engineers.