21.   Baer said prosecutors had until noon on Tuesday to file their motion for reconsideration.

22.   At trial, some legal experts said, the prosecutors will deftly have to attack the crime but not alienate the jury by treating Andersen like a criminal organization.

23.   Atwood said he understood that prosecutors had to make a deal with Courtney to learn how many patients were affected by his drug dilution scheme.

24.   Because it is a more serious charge, however, prosecutors had to put the case before a jury.

25.   Because the state never filed murder charges, the prosecutor still has an option to do so, though Turner has not decided whether to seek indictments.

26.   Based on what the government has said so far, prosecutors have a weaker case against Nichols than against the other defendant, Timothy McVeigh.

27.   A government official who requested anonymity said that was partly because prosecutors were having difficulty finding witnesses willing to testify.

28.   A key sticking point was whether Justice Department prosecutors would have the authority to monitor and supervise the relationships between agents and informants.

29.   A preliminary hearing begun last Thursday to determine if prosecutors have sufficient cause to bring Simpson to trial resumes today.

30.   After all, he said, prosecutors had everything in their hands by the middle of June.