71.   Abdullah, who rarely gives interviews, offered his comments Monday in Riyadh to reporters from the New York Times and the Washington Post.

72.   An answering machine at the FBI office said officials would be offering no comment on the investigation.

73.   An overflow crowd in attendance and others watching a live Internet broadcast offered comments and questioned experts.

74.   Authorities have offered no comment on the case.

75.   Barrett, who has refused to talk to reporters since the abrupt end of the Cisneros prosecution, offered no comment.

76.   But in the evening, he offered no comment.

77.   Clinton, campaigning in Brooklyn, offered no comment when made aware of reports that the mayor was backing out.

78.   Company spokeswoman Anitra Budd could not offer immediate comment.

79.   Hakrin offered no comment Tuesday.

80.   Harris offered no comment.