1.   Bill Parcells sat behind a table on an elevated platform yesterday afternoon as a skeleton contingent of reporters prepared to hear a routine pre-game briefing.

2.   During a routine briefing, some lashed out at the NTSB, blaming the delays on laziness or lack of caring.

3.   Kennedy charged that Brig. Gen. Larry G. Smith accosted her in her Pentagon office after a routine briefing.

4.   She has been receiving routine briefings from Keegan on school finance and plans to make education her top priority as governor.

5.   At a routine briefing Tuesday, Shen was asked whether China planned to also release Wang Dan, another prominent activist, for medical treatment.

6.   At a routine briefing Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said Beijing would safeguard religious freedoms, but prosecute cults.

7.   Her medical team was not available for comment on the report by hospital sources, and a routine medical briefing was postponed without explanation.

8.   Nine people, including a soldier, were injured, a military spokesman said during a routine daily briefing.

9.   Only three soldiers were killed in the daylong fighting, a military spokesman said during a routine daily briefing.

10.   Speaking to reporters at a routine briefing, Shen said China abides by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty it signed last year.