1.   Another field office might report that its counsel needed more training in how to process requests for search warrants and wiretaps under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

2.   As the admissions office proudly reports, the student body at Duke has never been better.

3.   A heart attack was the apparent cause, the Senate press office reported.

4.   Career-services offices at colleges report that increasing numbers of students are starting their own companies or joining newly created firms.

5.   Council offices reported receiving hundreds of calls and e-mails.

6.   Missouri and Kansas state government offices also reported no problems, as did most area municipalities.

7.   Not all offices have reported trouble, however.

8.   Sharon expressed his hope for renewed dialog with the Palestinians in a letter sent to Arafat on Thursday, his office reported Friday.

9.   Sen. Frank Murkowski, R-Ala., said his office reported a letter that arrived without stamps or a return address.

10.   So far, admissions offices report that early admissions applications from foreign students have equaled or exceeded numbers from past years.