111.   Colleagues say he still backs the claims but is bitter over their public denunciation.

112.   Colleagues say Kimpton remained a devoted hotelier and entrepreneur up until his death from complications of leukemia.

113.   Colleagues say she is about the least mindless person they know.

114.   Colleagues say she is an experienced and efficient administrator who is likely to be a strong enforcer and regulator for the Nasdaq stock market.

115.   Colleagues say that while he is ambitious and intelligent, he has been careful not to clash with Weill, who does not tolerate challenges to his authority.

116.   Colleagues also said that Peres did not want to win an election under the mantle of his old rival, Rabin.

117.   Colleagues also say Kennedy has an uncanny talent for tapping into the ideas of others and making deals.

118.   Colleagues of Steiner say he was not pushed by administration officials to change his story.

119.   Colleagues said he seemed a far cry from the man who two weeks earlier waged a fierce battle on the Senate floor over managed health care.

120.   Colleagues said Jack was a brilliant mathematician.