1.   But sources have said that the agency decided to widen a probe of Swift at about the same time of the April commission meeting in which Todd took part.

2.   Investigators widened the probe to determine if police and city officials launched a campaign to shut down the former Club Tribeca because it attracted a mostly minority clientele.

3.   The decision to widen the probe provides special counsel James M. Cole with considerably strongly investigative authority and a lot more room in which to maneuver.

4.   The Justice Department has reportedly widened a probe that began in response to the Disney-CapCities merger.

5.   Peruvian investigators are widening their probe of his former spy chief to include him, meaning he could face charges if he returns home.

6.   A New York Times story Tuesday about Enron reminded Wall Street that congressional investigators are widening their probe of the energy trader to include investment firms.

7.   Federal regulators are widening a probe of Xerox Corp., examining transactions between the company and Citibank, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

8.   Prosecutors in Braunschweig have widened their probe of former VW managers to see whether they can be charged with criminal conspiracy, the report said.

9.   Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, confirmed Saturday that the probe had been widened.

10.   Senate Republicans, meanwhile, moved to widen their probe to include other Justice Department controversies, even as they appeared at odds among themselves on how to proceed.