81.   Israeli leaders, however, have indicated repeatedly that they would not heed such a request again.

82.   It was the first such request received from a foreign government.

83.   It would be the first such request of the Roman Catholic Church by a Connecticut prosecutor.

84.   Italian officials said they were ready to consider hosting the deportees once such a request was made, but wanted to hear more details.

85.   It was not immediately known if the mediators had made such a request.

86.   Jury chairman John Doerr said such a request would be honored.

87.   Lahat told army radio that he had not been notified, but would consider such a request.

88.   Later, his ministry denied making such a request.

89.   Letty Zamarripa, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Immigration department in El Paso, Texas, said she had not received any information on such a request.

90.   Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has made such demands in the past during speeches, but this is the first such official request.