1.   And therein lies the essence of Laura Bush, say friends and colleagues.

2.   But many of those recently detained are lawful residents whose only crime, say friends and relatives, was being caught.

3.   He returned to Stanford confident that he would have no problem, say friends who spoke with him before his departure for Beijing.

4.   He remains, say friends in L.A. and Cobb County, modest to a fault.

5.   He was, say friends, bouncing from one beautiful woman to another.

6.   His salvation, say friends and family members, has been golf.

7.   It was the more serious Margaret who had a keen sense for making money, say friends.

8.   The boredom and hopelessness of their existence have pushed them to the limits of their endurance, say friends and relatives of the detainees.

9.   This is quintessential Hooper, say friends and former teachers.

10.   Nonsense, say friends like Stucky, who insists Rich enjoys a modest lifestyle.