61.   His State Department speech was attended by Muslim leaders he branded extremists, and ended in shouting.

62.   His efforts have foundered as he has confronted the bitter conflicts that divide Muslim leaders.

63.   In addition to Maskhadov, the Washington event attracted other Muslim leaders from the Russian Federation.

64.   In a warning to the United States, he also called on his fellow Muslim leaders to break relations with any country that opens an embassy in disputed Jerusalem.

65.   In his speech, the Muslim leader did not dwell on his Afrocentric teachings and stayed well away from past preachings that many deemed anti-Semitic.

66.   In large part, Muslim leaders say, that prejudice stems from ignorance.

67.   In recent days these calls have come from political critics, influential Muslim leaders, a respected group of former generals and small, noisy groups of demonstrators.

68.   In response, Muslim leaders invited that Christians who disagree with Sharia are welcome to leave.

69.   In the evening, Bush presided over a dinner for Muslim leaders that included Prince Bandar, the Saudi ambassador to Washington.

70.   Interviews with local government officials, Muslim leaders, scholars and aid workers suggest that those links, while plausible, are tenuous.