31.   Officials, the person said, felt they were spending far too much time on it.

32.   Only in the last couple of weeks was that group expanded to about a dozen people, this person said.

33.   Roberts turned down all the motions and indicated that he would rule as soon as Wednesday, said the person, who insisted on anonymity.

34.   Selig, the person said, told Dolan he saw no reason that Major League Baseball would not approve him.

35.   She did not attend his funeral, said one person who did.

36.   Saudi officials faxed it to them, said a person familiar with the Saudi-American negotiations this week.

37.   Some favored forming a political party, but that was soon shot down as impractical and self-defeating, said two persons who attended the meeting.

38.   Some Raytheon employees say this person and others deserved to be punished for giving outsiders a look at internal matters.

39.   Staples representatives met individually with FTC commissioners on Wednesday, said a person familiar with the negotiations.

40.   Talks between the companies and their opponents will resume after that meeting, said a person close to the tobacco companies.