11.   But this reticence was contrasted by the position taken by an administration official who briefed reporters on the same Pentagon budget proposal just before the Senate hearing began.

12.   But the senior military official who briefed reporters on the strategy argued that taking part in peacekeeping efforts is good preparation for soldiers.

13.   But when senior administration officials briefed reporters about the details Wednesday, what emerged was a pale hint of his original plan.

14.   But they chose not to make the information public until Monday, when the lawyers briefed reporters about the money.

15.   By the time Fleischer briefed reporters in Washington at noon, other agencies were all but dismissing terrorism as a probable cause of the crash.

16.   Coast guard officials briefed reporters in Tokyo on Sunday on the incident.

17.   Delegates briefed reporters afterward.

18.   Dr. Richard J. Tubb, the White House physician, planned to brief reporters on Saturday afternoon at the White House about the details of the procedure.

19.   Every two hours, the families heard from officials, who then briefed reporters.

20.   FBI Special-Agent-in-Charge Burdena Pasenelli and Bellingham Police Chief Don Pierce briefed reporters on the seven-month, joint undercover investigation.