61.   The Russian leader appeared to be speaking off the cuff, and he is prone to loosely worded statements that often stir up controversy.

62.   The strongly worded statement also defended Yemenis and government officials who have protested the treatment of Palestinians in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza.

63.   The strongly worded statement by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps conforms to an increasingly strident tone taken by hard-liners against reformists who swept parliamentary elections in February.

64.   The vaguely worded statement that emerged from talks between India and Pakistan did little to ease global worries about the development of nuclear weapons by the historic enemies.

65.   The strongly worded statement also called on member states to sever ties with countries that move their embassies to Jerusalem.

66.   The Turkish military, in a strongly worded statement Friday, warned the prime minister that it will continue its fight against Islamic fundamentalism.

67.   The U.S. government issued a mildly worded statement of disappointment in Washington.

68.   Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls issued a tersely worded statement saying the pope had given no such indications of hastily setting a day for a canonization ceremony soon.

69.   In a carefully worded statement, the OSCE agreed Thursday to send a multinational force to Albania pending agreement from the United Nations.

70.   In a strongly worded statement, NSC president Mluleki George condemned TSA and other sporting federations for applying to stage international events without the necessary finance.