1.   And I talked to everyone from a rap-loving spokesman with a Washington media think tank to a local artist who specializes in Christian rap.

2.   A spokesman with the FCC declined to comment.

3.   A spokesman with the National Association of Securities Dealers said the organization monitors stock trading in companies with major events.

4.   A spokesman with the police department in Blackpool, England, would say little about Russell Keys on Wednesday, but acknowledged its contact with him.

5.   A spokesman with the regional office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation declined to say whether the agency is investigating this wave of threatening letters.

6.   A spokesman with the State Department in Washington said he was unaware that the number of dead or missing in the Trade Center attack had decreased so markedly.

7.   But Gary Auxier, a spokesman with the National Smokers Alliance, said smokers likely would resist any changes.

8.   Chang Kil Hoon, a spokesman with the National Pension Fund said it agreed to accept the proposal at a meeting with the finance ministry officials this morning.

9.   David Landau, spokesman with the International Ice Cream Association, said store-bought ice cream is very popular, with super-premium ice cream reaching double-digit growth in sales.

10.   Detectives have never stopped working on the case, said Martin Matamoros, a spokesman with the Organization of Judicial Investigation, the Costa Rican equivalent to the FBI.