51.   Commission officials do not yet know how many crematories are in the state because not all have registered.

52.   Commission officials haggled with the Iraqis for weeks before being allowed to send some metal chunks dug up at the site to the United States for testing.

53.   Commission officials said that bankers and analysts had speculated in recent days that the government would postpone enforcing the new accounting practices.

54.   Commission officials said that the lawsuit would be dropped if the proposal was passed.

55.   Commission officials said that, in fact, only a handful of companies take advantage of their ability to block publicity.

56.   Commission officials said they planned to apply the same formula statewide, which has brought loud protests from consumer groups, and from Democrats in state government.

57.   Commission officials said they were still haggling over precise details, but said they had reached agreement on several basic points.

58.   Commission officials said they were under pressure from French officials to approve state aid to French companies hit by the devaluation of currencies such as the lira.

59.   Commission officials say their survey measures the quality of care, but many experts question whether it adequately measures what is happening at the bedside.

60.   Commission officials say they have not reached any final conclusions about the new connector, adding that they would not oppose its use on a temporary basis.