51.   There, a spokeswoman for the state attorney general said Friday that the agency was reviewing the deal.

52.   This was a considerably tougher line than the one Hinson presented a few hours after the crash, when he said his agency would review its rules.

53.   Timothy Hurd, a spokesman for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said the agency was not reviewing its bumper standards.

54.   U.S. government agencies are reviewing the deal.

55.   A Transportation Department spokesman confirmed the agency is reviewing the ruling but would not comment.

56.   Along with the research, the agency will review comments from the public and the industry before moving to enact a new standard.

57.   An EPA spokesman said the agency would review the report.

58.   An FDA spokesman, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the agency is reviewing the request for an investigation and will take whatever action is appropriate.

59.   At the same time, the agency is reviewing evidence that the product might cause birth defects, and additional studies on its potential to cause cancer.

60.   Bowen says the agency is also reviewing whether to recommend aspirin use to prevent a first heart attack in patients at high risk.