61.   Negotiators worked on Thursday to try to avoid a four-hour, nationwide strike by air traffic controllers set for next week.

62.   The negotiators also are working on a political declaration on the U.S.-Russia relationship in the post-Cold War era, Bolton said.

63.   U.N. negotiators have reportedly worked on a face-saving compromise aimed at overcoming sovereignty issues Iraq has raised.

64.   Union spokesman Jeff Zack said negotiators were working on final details of a prospective accord.

65.   Union negotiators worked Friday night and into the early morning hours to hammer out a tentative agreement.

66.   In addition, USTR negotiators are also working to consolidate recent agreements with Japan designed to reduce the US trade deficit with Tokyo.

67.   Abu Libdeh said the aim of holding talks in Italy was keep the media away and allow negotiators to work in peace.

68.   Asked about reports that Palestinian agreement to a ceasefire was near, Powell said the negotiators were working on documents containing a variety of language.

69.   The two negotiators worked to lay the foundations of an accord to allow Peres and Arafat to make a joint declaration, the spokesman said.

70.   Negotiators worked through the weekend to hammer out the wording of the accord after reaching an agreement in principle on Friday.