61.   The ITAR-Tass news agency quoted another government spokesman as saying the only officials who would lose their jobs are those whose departments are being eliminated.

62.   The news agency quoted a government spokesman as saying the attack violated of a cease-fire between the warring sides in the Tajik civil war.

63.   The newspaper quoted the unidentified Lee spokesman as saying that the Palestinians will send a delegation to Singapore at a date to be arranged later.

64.   The Post quoted a Foreign Ministry spokesman as saying that the recruitment firm had acknowledged delays in payments but attributed them to a problem in verifying working hours.

65.   The Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press quoted an unidentified Taliban spokesman as saying that troops repulsed two opposition attacks on the city Friday.

66.   The paper reported a comment from an unidentified FIFA spokesman as saying Schmid would have a stronger claim to do the job than most fitness coaches.

67.   The report, monitored by the British Broadcasting Corp. in London, cited an anonymous northern alliance spokesman as saying Bamiyan was still being bombed.

68.   The report quoted the spokesman as claiming that the North Korean diplomats were lured to defect by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.

69.   The shooting Friday night occurred near the house of a slain political leader, Sifiso Nkabinde, the South African Press Association quoted a military spokesman as saying.

70.   The Times quoted an unidentified Citibank spokesman as saying Deutch referred Slatkin to the bank as she was considering where to move after leaving the agency.