1.   An Army spokeswoman at the Pentagon said she did not know if any high-ranking military officers would attend.

2.   Amy Weiss Tobe, a spokeswoman at the Democratic National Committee, referred to the White House all questions about what Huang had been doing there.

3.   An Air Force spokeswoman at the Pentagon said the service would not comment on the report.

4.   An Air Force spokeswoman at the Pentagon said Thursday that the service was preparing a statement on the programs and that an announcement was expected soon.

5.   At least two sites are being examined, according to a spokeswoman at the California Medical Board in Sacramento.

6.   BNDES, as the bank is known, will chose a second company to manage the sale, said Sonia Chequer, a spokeswoman at BNDES.

7.   A spokeswoman at Columbia declined to comment.

8.   A spokeswoman at Pacifica Hospital, where Saldivar worked part-time recently for less than six months, confirmed that her facility provided documents to investigators.

9.   A spokeswoman at Physicians Health said that it is too early to speculate about any job losses.

10.   A spokeswoman at the Federal Reserve, which typically arranges purchases and sales of Treasuries for foreign central banks, declined to comment.