91.   Under the old rules, House members and congressional staff members could not accept gifts or meals except under narrow circumstances.

92.   Using data from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, a congressional staff study has confirmed what many have long suspected.

93.   Yet Mealey is also winning applause from some conservationists, scientists congressional staff members and politicians.

94.   A few months earlier the House ethics committee cited him for official misconduct for accepting improper gifts, favoring a lobbyist and misusing congressional staff for political work.

95.   After meetings with State Department officials and congressional staff in recent weeks, the family decided to go public.

96.   And the Republicans promise to slash congressional staffs, cut committees and look to eliminate federal departments and agencies.

97.   Colombian Environmental Minister Juan Mayr has been discussing the issue with administration officials and congressional staff aides.

98.   In other cases not involving antitrust, judges have ruled that a legislator or congressional staff member counts as a U.S. employee.

99.   Now, as Congress tries to piece together a new version of the legislation, conservative congressional staff members are proposing elimination of the monitoring allocation.

100.   The result is late-night, closed-door talks between unelected administration and congressional staff aides who can decide how hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars will be spent.