11.   A retired teacher in northern California, Milligan called her girlfriends for schooling on political issues.

12.   Another report said a soldier had called his girlfriend while waiting to ambush Islamic fundamentalist guerrillas in the Israeli-controlled zone of southern Lebanon.

13.   Another soldier reportedly called a girlfriend while waiting to ambush Islamic fundamentalist guerrillas in battle-ridden southern Lebanon.

14.   He called his girlfriend, Gabrielle Sanders, by cell phone to tell her he would be going to the scene.

15.   Scarantino said he went home, called his girlfriend, had lunch, called another girlfriend and then heard the cries in the street that Borsellino was dead.

16.   The army has banned personal cellular phones on the front lines after reports of a soldier calling his girlfriend while lying in ambush in south Lebanon.

17.   Salesman Charles Roche suspected something when he called girlfriend Deborah Petch at her home and his best friend, Paul Sharman, answered.