21.   Despite the uproar, federal officials have given no sign that they intend to drop the matter.

22.   Davidson responded he was just trying to get out of the way, and Lee dropped the matter.

23.   Davis faced a deadline next month on whether to appeal a federal court decision last year that held the measure unconstitutional, or whether to drop the matter.

24.   Davis faced a deadline next month over whether to appeal that decision or drop the matter entirely.

25.   FBI agents are actively trying to persuade Clinton to drop the matter.

26.   German officials suspected that tax-evasion had been involved in the transaction, but dropped the matter after Ludwig said he would pay a fine.

27.   He said today that he had written a letter to Liotti asking him to drop the matter.

28.   He said in court testimony that he had told Dr. Phinney that if she did not drop the matter against her senior colleague, she would be dismissed.

29.   He was even detected during the process, but the security officer who had monitored the transfer by computer dropped the matter.

30.   However, Demetracopoulos said records he has obtained from the CIA and FBI show the administration did not drop the matter.