91.   Federal law, Starr said, in fact requires executive branch officials -- including lawyers -- to report evidence about criminal wrongdoing.

92.   Feingold is also the mind behind the proposal to eliminate hundreds of executive branch political appointments.

93.   Evidence of Chinese nuclear spying has prompted a series of investigations in both Congress and the executive branch.

94.   FBI background checks are mandatory for all executive branch appointees whose positions require Senate confirmation.

95.   Fleischer said that officials at the White House and executive branch agencies would confirm Enron contacts if reporters asked about specific cases.

96.   For its part, the White House has stated that the specter of such proceedings substantially impacts the orderly administration of the executive branch.

97.   Further, the GAO has the constitutional duty to assist Congress in the enactment of legislation and oversight of the executive branch.

98.   Government affairs is distinct from lobbying, which seeks to influence bills before Congress and policies determined by the executive branch of the federal government.

99.   Having spent eight years without an executive branch portfolio, a good many registered Republicans seem interested in the posts.

100.   Gov. George Pataki entered office with a promise to end the historical conflict between the executive branch and Legislature.