41.   At meetings in August and September, Fed officials took no action.

42.   At meetings in August and September, Fed officials took no immediate action.

43.   At that point, German officials took up the case again and decided to honor Farmer.

44.   At the Meriden Square Mall in Meriden, Conn., officials have taken the special parking idea to new heights.

45.   Atlanta Olympic officials are taking no chances on the marathon or schedule issues.

46.   At the border, officials sometimes take drugs from people if they do not meet regulations, including high numbers of Valium, Viagra and amoxicillin.

47.   Atlanta Olympics officials took the offensive Thursday in the Olympic vote-peddling scandal and portrayed themselves as victims in a shady system fostered by the International Olympic Committee.

48.   Behind the scenes, however, court officials were taking the matter quite seriously.

49.   Bear Stearns officials took issue with that determination.

50.   Blaskewicz has been in charge of the jail since January, when state corrections officials took temporary control because they suspected drugs and weapons were prevalent.