1.   Although military officials denied knowing about the special licenses, three doctors told reporters the military directed them to get the Oklahoma licenses.

2.   Americans who do not apply for and receive a special license to travel in Cuba cannot bring back Cuban merchandise.

3.   And Mazzuchi said the military now requires doctors with the special Oklahoma licenses to either obtain unrestricted state medical licenses or face separation from the military.

4.   Because of the embargo, which is occasionally modified as political pressures ebb and flow, American businesses need special licenses for commercial activity in Cuba.

5.   Blanck said he identified eight Army doctors currently with special licenses.

6.   A special license for SUV drivers?

7.   After the Defense Department learned of the practice, officials said military doctors holding special licenses were told they must obtain unrestricted state licenses or leave the service.

8.   But the great majority of Seabourn passengers are Americans, and U.S. law bars U.S. citizens from spending money in Cuba without a special license.

9.   But they said the administration was prepared to grant special licenses to large groups, presumably Catholics, which would be organized through the church.

10.   By gaining special licenses from various government agencies to travel to Cuba, the Orioles went beyond any point they had reached previously.