71.   These are questions of intense interest to Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr, according to lawyers familiar with his investigation.

72.   They have been consulted for some time by prosecutors about the progress of plea negotiations with Pang, according to lawyers familiar with the case.

73.   Two lawyers familiar with the inquiry said Tuesday that a report most likely be completed by the end of September.

74.   Weld indeed asked two African-American lawyers familiar to him, Wayne Budd and Rudolph Pierce, to apply for the job.

75.   When jury selection begins, lawyers familiar with the case said, potential jurors will be closely questioned on their opinions of Muslims.

76.   A lawyer familiar with the case told The Associated Press that the materials contain information generated by thousands of phone calls made to the FBI after the bombing.

77.   Lawyers familiar with Shaw said they were surprised to find him in the spotlight.

78.   Levine and Yankees general manager Brian Cashman met Monday with Close, according to a lawyer familiar with the talks who spoke on the condition he not be identified.

79.   Levine and Yankees general manager Brian Cashman met Thursday with Close, according to a lawyer familiar with the talks who spoke on the condition he not be identified.

80.   LAWYERS familiar with arbitration cases contend that there are no clear grounds for financial institutions facing a deadlock in negotiations in their quest to merge to go for arbitration.