1.   An assistant to Viguerie said he was not available to comment.

2.   An assistant said he was out of the country.

3.   An assistant said Moore was out of the office but said she could not divulge her whereabouts.

4.   An assistant said the former speaker cannot comment until his nomination is confirmed.

5.   An assistant to Schmalensee said Tuesday that he was unavailable for comment.

6.   Assistants said he was out of the country this week and could not be reached.

7.   Assistants to Spitzer said that the case highlighted the need for state legislation to make identity theft a crime in its own right.

8.   Assistants said Kissinger, Haig, and Scowcroft were traveling.

9.   Being a head coach takes more than sitting in a room watching game tapes and then walking out and repeating what you heard your assistants say to the media.

10.   A check had arrived there, his assistant said, payable to Russell Baker, that had apparently been intended for me.