51.   Some of his portable computer tapes are missing, and the government argued that Lee, if freed on bail, might give secrets to China or other nations.

52.   Straw could decide that the general is not fit enough to comply with the extradition order and free him on compassionate grounds to return home.

53.   Spalding Superior Court Judge Ben Miller could decide at a hearing today whether Carr will be freed on bond pending trial.

54.   The additional two youths arrested last month were freed on bond earlier this week and are expected to testify against those four.

55.   The chief reporter, the feature writer and the computer operator have been freed on bail, though the charges against them stand as the investigation continues.

56.   The last hostages were freed on Tuesday when Peruvian commandos stormed the building.

57.   The officials welcomed the announcement that the three soldiers would be freed on Sunday, but they did so warily lest it fall through.

58.   The prisoners freed on Friday had been serving terms that would have expired in the next two years.

59.   The Patent and Trademark Office has announced that it will make patent and trademark data available free on its Web site before the end of the year.

60.   They have even collected signatures to help get Freed on the ballot for public advocate.