1.   Cuomo said that department officials have recognized problems with the Title I program for years and have often appealed to Congress to have the regulations changed.

2.   He said his department and many others have invested in new radios, guide ropes, and other equipment that might have helped the Worcester firefighters.

3.   However, Detective Pat Galligan, the lead investigator, said the department will neither comment on the case nor confirm or deny what other sources say.

4.   If not, he said the department would help the remaining sister go through the proper channels to obtain a permit.

5.   Juvenile Corrections spokesman Steve Meissner said his department and other state agencies are exploring ways to include a DES background check.

6.   Ray Anderson, city aviation director, said his department and TWA had exchanged information about the overhaul base for more than a year.

7.   The difference may be because of an increase in the number of people holding second jobs, the department said.

8.   The decline in the headline rate is linked to the third consecutive decline in wholesale energy costs, the department said.

9.   The money is intended to provide improved housing for migrant workers, job training and subsidized mortgage loans, the department said.

10.   The small downward revision to gross domestic product, the department said, reflected lower personal consumption spending.