61.   Four Israeli soldiers were also hurt in the fighting, which came despite ongoing U.S. efforts to broker truce talks.

62.   He said the raid was part of an ongoing effort to oust Myanmar ethnic rebel groups from Thai soil and to step up the fight against narcotics trafficking.

63.   He said the NATO raids had failed to persuade the Serbs to do that and were endangering ongoing efforts to negotiate a peace deal in Bosnia.

64.   He was referring to ongoing efforts to arrange for the peaceful, voluntary repatriation of refugees to Rwanda.

65.   He said the move was part of an ongoing effort to modernize the Russian military arsenal in Armenia.

66.   However, some foreign scientists worry that ongoing demining efforts are stirring up buried dioxin and allowing it to be carried into the water system by erosion.

67.   In its ongoing effort to reduce street crime, the government said Wednesday it will assign some of its top lawyers to prosecute muggers and purse snatchers.

68.   It is part of his ongoing effort to argue to voters that he is offering them specifics and real choices while Bush is serving up vague proposals.

69.   Jeffords met Thursday morning with Vice President Dick Cheney and Lott in the ongoing effort to win him over.

70.   It was the second time this month U.N. envoy Mahmood Mestiri journeyed to Kabul as part of his ongoing efforts to broker a peace deal for the battered country.