51.   However, one state official familiar with the case said Riordan should not have acted on the Martin contract.

52.   In addition, the administration decided not to begin formal deportation proceedings against three Irish nationals living in New York, according to officials familiar with the case.

53.   In fact, officials familiar with the discussions say that over the past week Bush has repeatedly delved into the details.

54.   In subsequent days, a more detailed description of the transaction has been provided by officials familiar with the negotiations.

55.   It should have been attributed to city officials familiar with the tally process, not to Richard Mahony, a spokesman for Cantor Fitzgerald.

56.   John LaFaver, the Kansas revenue secretary, will be named the deputy commissioner for modernization, said two officials familiar with the selections.

57.   Milosevic insisted, according to a NATO official familiar with the meeting.

58.   Negotiators from the U.S. Trade Representative office are disappointed by the offers made by the Chinese, according to officials familiar with the talks.

59.   Neither inquiry, however, held anyone accountable for the problems, said officials familiar with the reports.

60.   Negotiators from the U.S. Trade Representative office in Beijing this week were disappointed by the offers made by the Chinese side, according to officials familiar with the talks.