31.   The State Department said Thursday that one of its mailroom workers is hospitalized with anthrax as federal officials struggled to get a handle on a baffling campaign of bioterrorism.

32.   These days, however, local officials are struggling to recapture the enthusiasm that surrounded the network in its early days and to stimulate dwindling online discussions.

33.   This year, Houston is again leading the nation, and city and state officials are struggling to finalize a plan to bring the city into compliance.

34.   Was it a spirited exchange among powerful Arizona officials struggling to improve our juvenile-justice system?

35.   While election workers in many counties said they were confident they could finish their tallies Sunday afternoon, in several counties officials struggled even to get started.

36.   William Cohen, secretary of defense, explained that Pentagon officials sometimes struggle with inconsistent advice from the House and Senate.

37.   With winter coming, officials are struggling to cope with the needs of the refugees.

38.   Years later, American intelligence officials still struggled to answer the question.

39.   Over the past year, Haitian officials have struggled to revive an economy that was crippled by U.N. sanctions imposed to force the military from power.

40.   Over the past year, Haitian officials have struggled to revive an economy crippled by U.N. sanctions imposed to force the military from power.