71.   President Jorge Sampaio held talks Thursday with politicians and senior advisers about scheduling early elections following the resignation of Socialist Prime Minister Antonio Guterres.

72.   Prime Minister Paul Keating has downplayed speculation that he is planning an early election following the resignation of his deputy Tuesday.

73.   Sather worked as a consultant with the Oilers for a few weeks following his resignation as GM.

74.   Roman Vlad had worked at La Scala as a consultant following the resignation of the previous artistic director, Alberto Zedda.

75.   Roman Vlad worked at La Scala as a consultant following the resignation of the previous artistic director, Alberto Zedda.

76.   Russia will respect the choice of the Indonesian people following the resignation of President Suharto, said spokesman Vladimir Rakhmanin.

77.   Separatist rebel violence subsided years ago and the military withdrew some troops from Aceh in a conciliatory gesture following the resignation in May of authoritarian President Suharto.

78.   Since Utica followed the state law and allowed Julian to succeed Hanna immediately following the resignation, a vacancy did not exist, Frye reasoned.

79.   That could happen as some opposition parties are demanding just that amid the political turmoil following the resignation of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on Monday.

80.   Stapleton took over the chairmanship in a temporary capacity following the resignation of Paul Thompson, with the club resolving to advertis for a permanent successor.