31.   Since then, administration aides have been largely reticent on the subject.

32.   That issue stymied administration aides during their review of the settlement, and they sought concessions from the industry.

33.   The administration aides had no specific complaints about the proposed plan, Ganske said, so congressional supporters believed it was better to continue forward.

34.   The House action represented a tactical victory for administration aides, who encouraged the House Republican leaders to re-write the bill on the eve of the vote.

35.   The sight of DeLay walking through the White House corridors brought administration aides to a shocked, mouth-gaping stare.

36.   They accused Lott of reneging on an agreement he made with Clinton administration aides.

37.   U.S. officials vehemently disputed the claim by former Kennedy administration aide Pierre Salinger.

38.   Unofficially, senior administration aides in Washington gave slightly conflicting status reports.

39.   White House officials said Clinton, Cabinet officers and senior administration aides were resuming behind-the-scenes efforts to persuade House members to reject impeachment in favor of censure.

40.   While the package has yet to be finalized, an administration aide said the bulk of it would be channeled through the United Nations High Command for Refugees.