71.   NATO considered plans for a land invasion of Kosovo as far back as last summer, one among many options studied at the time.

72.   NATO is said to be considering the plan.

73.   Netanyahu will consider the plan and submit it to the Cabinet if he approves, Bar-Ilan said.

74.   No layoffs are anticipated as Roski considers expansion plans.

75.   North Korea said Thursday that it is considering the plan.

76.   Officials at the Defense Facilities Agency are reportedly considering plans for some of the military functions now carried out on Okinawa to be moved to other parts of Japan.

77.   President Suleyman Demirel was quoted earlier this year as saying that Israel and Turkey are considering plans for a water pipeline under the Mediterranean to supply the Jewish state.

78.   PRI President Mariano Palacios Alcocer said the fact that opposition parties are considering the plan shows they are desperate.

79.   Russia is also considering plans for a high-speed rail link between Moscow and St. Petersburg.

80.   Spokesmen for the city and national governments confirmed Tuesday that they are considering the plan but said the site remains under discussion.