11.   An agency spokesman, Mark Mansfield, declined to comment on the case.

12.   An agency spokesman disagreed.

13.   An agency spokesman said he had nothing to add Friday.

14.   An agency spokesman, Mark Mansfield, said he had not seen the letter and could not comment.

15.   - Agents from the Social Security Administration have joined the criminal investigation into Robinson, an agency spokesman confirmed Friday.

16.   A connection to the CIA could not be independently verified, and an agency spokesman declined comment.

17.   A drug agency spokesman declined comment.

18.   A new round of assessments indicated the bearings on Columbia appear adequate, said space agency spokesman Bruce Buckingham.

19.   A safety defect investigation, which could force Babystar to recall the product, is being considered, said Tim Hurd, an agency spokesman.

20.   A space agency spokesman said it appeared that too much heat had been applied around the plastic injection port on some of the bags.