71.   Amnesty International accused Russian President Boris Yeltsin of violating international human rights standards through a series of presidential decrees.

72.   Arifin said a presidential decree would officially determine which commodities would be traded, as well as the formation of the supervisory board of the futures exchange.

73.   Because Russia is ruled largely by presidential decree, Kremlin insiders can exert more real power than many more public officials, including parliament members.

74.   Because of the presidential decree, Massera cannot be prosecuted for what he says in court.

75.   But a second defense attorney, Nudirman Munir, said Tommy may wait to receive a copy of a presidential decree denying him clemency before surrendering.

76.   But he made no reference to the presidential decrees signed during the afternoon.

77.   But his sentence has been progressively reduced through a series of amnesties, presidential decrees and penal code revisions.

78.   But the government, also under a presidential decree issued in November, allowed some of the projects to continue.

79.   Cabinet director Theophile Mbemba announced the move in three presidential decrees read out over state radio Friday.

80.   Chief of Cabinet Jorge Dominguez said President Carlos Menem had signed a presidential decree requiring officials to submit a listing of their holdings for the public record.