71.  President Bush expressed his regrets about the missing Chinese pilot in a speech Thursday to newspaper editors, but his aides made clear no apology was forthcoming.

72.  President Bush has refused, though he expressed regret for the first time Thursday over the death of the Chinese pilot.

73.  Public anger may have been increased by the failure of state media to report on a U.S. offer to help look for the missing Chinese pilot.

74.  Secretary of State Colin Powell expressed regret Wednesday over the death of a Chinese pilot when his jet fighter collided with a U.S. spy plane.

75.  South Korean aviation officials have focused on human error after the Chinese pilot told them that he had experienced had no mechanical problems before the crash.

76.  That step is an apology demanded by China for the death of the Chinese pilot, Jackson said.

77.  The Chinese pilot and the Chinese warplane, meanwhile, were missing.

78.  The Chinese pilot died.

79.  The Chinese pilot is presumed dead.

80.  The Chinese pilot survived but was in serious condition and has not spoken to crash investigators, police said.