71.   Any action by Washington could have wider repercussions, Colombian business leaders said.

72.   Arab leaders say they do not want another fruitless round of talks while Israel keeps expanding its settlements and undermines previous agreements.

73.   Arafat has made extensive efforts to strike a deal with the political forces of the movement, whose leaders have said they have no link to the armed militants.

74.   Arab leaders have said they want to see progress in solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict before committing themselves.

75.   Arab leaders say their municipalities receive only a tiny portion of the government funds that Jewish municipalities get.

76.   Argentine government efforts to modernize labor laws that business leaders say will save them millions of dollars each year have hit a snag.

77.   Arizona could gain two congressional districts from a special census of Maricopa County this fall, and local Hispanic leaders said one of the districts could be predominantly Hispanic.

78.   As a result, Catholic leaders said they hoped it may awaken voters who may have thought early abortions were the issue.

79.   As a new general plan is crafted, community leaders say the city is missing its best chance to ensure reasonable growth for the future.

80.   As a potential customer and source of innovation, industry leaders say, biotech has simply become too important to ignore.