61.  Former independent state Sen. Lucy Killea, one of the original sponsors of the measure, said she was disappointed in the court ruling.

62.  He considers himself a Palestinian and wants to see an independent state created.

63.  He envisions the federation as two independent states, loosely joined at the top, in which Turkish troops are a deterrent against bloodshed.

64.  He reaffirmed two decades of U.S. policy that attempts to walk a fine diplomatic line treating Taiwan as neither an independent state nor part of Chinese territory.

65.  He felt the proposals still left Israel in control of East Jerusalem, which he wants someday to be the capital of an independent Palestinian state.

66.  He stopped short of repeating comments he had made on Sunday about creating an independent state.

67.  He was one of the top lieutenants to Tito in the victory over Nazi occupiers and in the creation of a Yugoslav Communist state independent of Moscow.

68.  He told them of his confidence that the plan would be implemented and that it was an important step toward the creation of an independent Palestinian state.

69.  Her opponent and others have noted that she advocated an independent state before she became a candidate for public office.

70.  His called for Israel to recognize an independent state of Palestine with Jerusalem serving as a capital for both states.