51.   Rockets officials, citing club policy, refused to comment about the trade negotiations.

52.   Scott Lassar, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, declined to comment, citing government policy.

53.   SEC officials declined to comment on Archer Daniels, citing commission policy.

54.   SEC officials would neither confirm nor deny its request for documents, citing agency policy.

55.   She refused to identify the pilot, citing company policy.

56.   Scott Lassar, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, also declined comment, citing government policy.

57.   Spokespeople for Morgan Stanley and Chase declined to say whether such talks occurred, citing policies against commenting on market speculation.

58.   The board, citing policy, declined to comment Monday and did not release the exact percentage of attendants supporting an election.

59.   The German bank, referring to the unattributed report in The Financial Times newspaper, cited its policy of not commenting on reported rumors.

60.   Theater employees, citing company policy, said they could not discuss the outburst.