71.   Despite his insistence on full independence for Chechnya, Maskhadov has been willing to talk with Russian officials about economic and military cooperation.

72.   Despite the concerns of school officials about the project, building officials said that they had received only one prior complaint about the site.

73.   Earlier in the week, there appeared to be confusion among officials about what the actual city count was.

74.   Educating government officials about their responsibilities under the law and resolving disputes quickly and informally at the onset could help unclog the system, he said.

75.   Elections for president will be held in January, the Palestinians confirmed, although there were conflicting reports from senior officials about whether Arafat would run.

76.   Equally important, these tips may represent a breakthrough in efforts to get students to abandon their code of silence and to tell school officials about plans for violence.

77.   FBI agents have been questioning a number of former Enron officials about the Grayhawk initiative, attempting to chart the financial relationships between the company and the entities involved.

78.   Feldbaum says that biotech industry leaders are already talking with government officials about restricting the export of some high-tech equipment.

79.   Fleischer, the White House spokesman, gave public voice to the frustration felt by many government officials about the slow pace of the investigation.

80.   Fleischer could not say whether Lindsey talked to these other administration officials about his review, although Evans has said he talked to Lindsey about Enron.