61.  Last week as Russian markets plunged over the threat of devaluation, foreign officials and investors reacted with evident concern.

62.  Many foreign officials say they will not negotiate new accords with the United States unless Clinton has such clout, because they fear Congress would fiddle with the terms.

63.  Most of their international rivals are not only permitted to bribe foreign officials but can also deduct these pay-offs from their taxes as a business expense.

64.  Murdering a controversial foreign official could also lead to a brutal round of atrocities in which innocent people of that country would needlessly die.

65.  Neither Preval nor the United States can afford any delay in addressing those and other problems, Haitian and foreign officials agree.

66.  Now, nearly a decade later, the Russians are back, secretly engaged in the new Afghan war, according to U.S. and foreign officials.

67.  Nonetheless, McCain said he would move immediately to introduce legislation to place the IOC under the federal Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which bars bribery of foreign officials.

68.  On Monday, Arafat told foreign officials that Israeli extremists who are determined to sabotage the Israeli-Palestinian agreements had supplied Palestinian fanatics with explosives for the bombings.

69.  Once again, the Bosnian Serbs are forcing foreign officials to balance the safety of their people against the value of the work they carry out.

70.  One foreign official said foreign allies had not been alerted about a new threat before Sunday.