61.   A habitual loser of Israeli elections, Peres nonetheless found himself a draft choice of many in the peace camp after Barak resigned in December.

62.   A fourth director, Kent Hance, resigned in June.

63.   A senior editor at The Inquirer resigned in protest, but talk of a job action came to nothing.

64.   A local woman explains that the mayor and city council have resigned in shame, because they bankrupted the town to build a snazzy new motel.

65.   A special election will be held soon to select a replacement for Gingrich, who resigned in the wake of GOP election losses in November.

66.   A spokeswoman for the group, Laura Guimond, said Quinones had gone on administrative leave in early January and had resigned in May.

67.   A spokesman for the group, Laura Guimond, said Quinones had gone on administrative leave in early January and had resigned in May.

68.   Absent was any mention of Bob Dole as the powerful majority leader of the Senate, the post he resigned in June to campaign for the presidency full time.

69.   After an ailing Papandreou resigned in February, Simitis was elected prime minister, and won the party leadership battle five months later.

70.   After eight years in office, FBI Director Louis J. Freeh announced that he would resign in June.