71.   His argument appeared based on defining an elected official as different from an officer or employee of the government.

72.   House Republicans had initially planned to call WGBH officials as the first witnesses.

73.   I was pressed into service by county officials as an interpreter for a half-dozen Chinese immigrants who were languishing in jail, awaiting the outcome of their asylum applications.

74.   In fact, the charges outlined Thursday portray party officials as willing participants in the scheme, contrary to their frequent denials.

75.   In January, media reports in the United States quoted U.S. officials as saying they believed he had been killed in U.S. bombing in Afghanistan.

76.   In an interview, he interpreted the support shown him by PRI officials as acts of personal friendship, rather than as a new cargada.

77.   In efforts to burnish its reputation, the computerized lottery company hired a former Drug Enforcement Administration official as its Texas compliance officer.

78.   In some other states, candidates qualify simply by raising a certain amount of money or being deemed by state officials as legitimate candidates.

79.   Interfax quoted the Russian military officials as saying all the details had been worked out in Helsinki.

80.   Israeli newspapers reported that he had suggested a different candidate, the Rev. Emil Shufani, who is viewed by Israeli officials as more moderate.