21.   Bluem also criticized the president of the German employers association, Hans-Olaf Henkel, for unfairly characterizing Germany as increasingly negative for investment.

22.   Both have tested negative for drugs since the fire.

23.   Blood from all of the donors had tested negative for viruses including hepatitis B and C and HIV.

24.   Both Williams and Chambers tested negative for alcohol.

25.   A Brazilian laboratory said Saturday that material contained in a letter sent to the Rio de Janeiro bureau of The New York Times had tested negative for anthrax.

26.   A child care center in the Ford building, which is three blocks from the Capitol, tested negative for the presence of anthrax.

27.   A bank aid program is negative for the dollar because it could restore confidence in Japanese assets.

28.   A second post office checked, in Lantana, tested negative for the presence of anthrax.

29.   A powder in the mailbox tested negative for anthrax.

30.   A weaker dollar is negative for bunds, as a falling U.S. unit can at times drive Treasury yields higher, forcing German interest rates up.