61.   On the diplomatic front, meanwhile, Russian envoy Viktor Posuvalyuk traveled to Baghdad for his second attempt at a negotiated resolution in a week.

62.   On the diplomatic front, meanwhile, the Bush administration took a big step toward formalizing relations with the U.S.-backed, post-Taliban government.

63.   On the diplomatic front, meanwhile, the United States took a big step toward formalizing relations with the U.S.-backed, post-Taliban government.

64.   On the diplomatic front, the Bosnian Serbs have listened but never really followed Russian recommendations on the war.

65.   On the diplomatic front, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan scheduled a trip to Moscow next week to discuss the Kosovo conflict.

66.   On the diplomatic front, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke was returning to Belgrade to press for a settlement to end the war.

67.   On the diplomatic front, Undersecretary of State John Bolton met Saturday with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Mamedov to discuss forming an international coalition to fight terrorism.

68.   On the diplomatic front, a delegation of Bosnian Serbs met Monday with their former patron, President Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia.

69.   On the diplomatic front, a delegation of Bosnian Serbs met Monday with their former patron, Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic.

70.   On the diplomatic front, former Israeli president Ezer Weizman met Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday, in the Egyptian seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheik.