21.   The reports were completed earlier this summer, but their release was delayed until September to allow Army Secretary Togo West Jr. to prepare a response.

22.   Washington-based Boeing spokesman Tim Neale said the company is still preparing a response to the latest reports.

23.   Payne and other former Atlanta organizers are still preparing their response.

24.   Angry U.S. officials said they were preparing a response to the vote.

25.   Blockbuster spokesman Randy Hargrove said company officials learned of the lawsuit Wednesday night and were preparing a response.

26.   Both sides in the lockout took the weekend to prepare responses to questions raised during constructive negotiations in Boston Thursday and Friday.

27.   BSkyB called the complaint groundless and said it was preparing a response for the Commission.

28.   Coles and his lawyers were on Thursday preparing a response to the allegations, which are being investigated by the IOC.

29.   Dick Yarbrough, spokesman for the Atlanta bidders, said Monday they had not received the letter, but he was preparing a response anyway.

30.   Environmentalists who say the Bush plan benefits big GOP campaign contributors at the expense of the environment and consumers are preparing responses in cities across the country.