61.   Mandela, who had hoped that quiet diplomacy would stop the executions, expressed deep shock.

62.   McKibben explained to Calambro that it was his right to have courts review his case and that he could stop the execution.

63.   Many political and professional groups in Greece and other countries claim that Abu-Jamal did not receive a fair trial and pressed for his execution to be stopped.

64.   Miller still had an option to stop the execution if he wanted to appeal, corrections officials said.

65.   Medlock did not request a clemency hearing and filed no emergency appeals to try and stop his execution.

66.   Miller still had an option to stop the execution until the last minute if he reconsidered appealing, corrections officials said Wednesday.

67.   Murad said the guerrillas were prepared to withdraw from the talks if the government tried to stop executions carried out under Islamic laws.

68.   On Wednesday, the Italian lower house of parliament called on the government to ask the United Nations to intervene to stop the execution.

69.   One lawmaker is trying to stop executions while a commission studies inadequacies in the system.

70.   President Fidel Ramos, faced with mounting protests for failing to stop the execution, withdrew his ambassador from Singapore and Singapore did likewise.