1.   A source familiar with Philip Morris said the firm usually invites subcontractors to its political events.

2.   Third, the conflict between expertise and office, between being an authority and being in authority, is probably the most familiar source of conflict in organizations.

3.   Although officials here and in New York are sorting through the details, L.A. has essentially secured the bid, said sources familiar with the process.

4.   And both sides are engaging in daily bilateral discussions about how to catch traffickers, according to law enforcement sources familiar with the situation here.

5.   Another one-day beer and wine license has been approved for an area inside the Prudential Center, according to sources familiar with the application.

6.   Another source familiar with the investigation said the second contract may have been created as long as a year after it was dated.

7.   Appeals are filed automatically for any soldier receiving a sentence of two or more years, a source familiar with military law said.

8.   Another source familiar with the office argued that it made sense that the GOP reformers would make a few waves in DC.

9.   Bernsen called Akins on Monday to inform him of that, according to a source familiar with the conversation.

10.   Both the official ethics letter and a source familiar with the investigation indicated that the panel placed more of the blame on Jones than on the Speaker.