21.   A few days later, after the governor was attacked in the New Hampshire media, he signed the letter.

22.   A Marion executive, John E. Hartlein, supposedly signed the letter.

23.   A number of established scholars have signed a letter on his behalf.

24.   A source at the Times said Editor Shelby Coffey III met Friday with several staffers who had signed the letter.

25.   About a half-dozen of those signing the letter are former employees of the weather service or its parent agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

26.   About a dozen senators have signed the letter so far.

27.   About a dozen such offenders signed a letter to legislator Leung Yiu-chung in September, begging for his help.

28.   All members of the House Republican leadership, of which Dunn is a member, signed the letter.

29.   All nine chancellors, including Tien and Atkinson, have signed a letter supporting affirmative action.