71.   It would require people convicted of a violent crime while under the influence of drugs to serve their full sentences without the possibility of early release.

72.   John McCain was in a squalid Vietnamese prison, suffering beatings after having refused to accept special treatment to allow his early release.

73.   Justice Minister Maire Geoghegan-Quinn made the decision to hold up the early release of prisoners after hearing that news.

74.   Justice Hugh Humphreys of state Supreme Court of Madison County, who approved the original plea bargain, declined to comment on the early release.

75.   Last month the Irish Republic government made early releases of nine prisoners who had been serving terrorism-related sentences in an Irish prison.

76.   Last year, lawmakers considered legislation that would have abolished the program retroactively so that inmates who were once eligible for early release would no longer be considered.

77.   Local news reports said Mowlam hinted that an early release of prisoners could well be part of an overall political settlement.

78.   Many Protestants are appalled by a provision that calls for early release over the next two years of paramilitary prisoners, many of whom committed atrocious crimes.

79.   McCain was repeatedly beaten and tortured after he refused early VIP release, saying prisoners incarcerated longer should go first.

80.   Meanwhile, hopes evaporated Friday for the early release of three U.S. soldiers captured by Serb forces along the Macedonian border.