71.   President Emile Lahoud of Lebanon warned that the new talks were bound to be difficult.

72.   Rusty Hardin, an Andersen lawyer, said Thursday that no new talks between the two sides were planned.

73.   Seven days later, MCI announced it was in new talks with British Telecom, causing MCI shares to plunge.

74.   Russia just won a major debt restructuring deal with foreign creditors and protracted government turmoil could hold up new talks on debt rescheduling.

75.   Sinn Fein has insisted that this is an unacceptable precondition, that they could not persuade the IRA military command to disarm before new talks begin.

76.   So far the U.S. has resisted, saying no new talks will begin until Japan lives up to the agreement.

77.   Sinn Fein appointed Martin McGuinness, its chief negotiator at the peace table, to new talks about disarmament, a sign of seriousness.

78.   Sri Lankan officials said that Dissanayake, who opposed the new talks with the Tigers, had been warned that he was under a Tiger death threat.

79.   Team president David Behring said no new talks with the county are scheduled.

80.   The attack on Novogroznensky could be part of an effort by Yeltsin to weaken the Chechens and strike a tough pose for nationalists at home before seeking new talks.