71.  On the diplomatic front, government politicians broke ground by talking directly with their arch-enemy, President Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia.

72.  On the diplomatic front, meanwhile, the State Department welcomed a move by Jordan to try to halt seven months of violence between Israel and the Palestinians.

73.  On the diplomatic front, Powell spoke to Musharraf twice by telephone from Germany.

74.  On the diplomatic front, the Bush administration has hesitated to make suggestions for a settlement of the half-century dispute over Kashmir.

75.  On the diplomatic front, the Bush administration is encouraging India and Pakistan to discuss Kashmir and other issues directly with each other.

76.  On the diplomatic front, U.S. envoys are pressing to arrange direct talks between the Serb government and a Kosovo Albanian delegation formed last week.

77.  Progress on the diplomatic front seemed slow.

78.  She added that African nations are uniquely positioned to contribute to the coalition, particularly on the diplomatic front.

79.  The diplomatic front continued with U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke briefing NATO officials Saturday on his Balkan peace talks.

80.  The government recently opened a new diplomatic front by making contact with the former patron of the Bosnian Serbs, President Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia.