11.   Blanson confirmed the existence of the report, but did not offer any more details than it contained.

12.   Boriak all but confirmed their existence through his own contacts at the state archives.

13.   Both Harvard and US government sources in Washington confirmed the existence of the investigation.

14.   A German diplomat in Seoul said that the German Foreign Ministry in Pyongyang confirmed the existence of the leaflets but had not actually seen them, Reuters reported.

15.   A Coast Guard captain in Long Beach, who subsequently confirmed the existence of the report, was reassigned pending a review of his actions.

16.   A government spokesman could not be reached to confirm the existence of the warrant, however.

17.   A Microsoft spokeswoman said the company shut down the Hotmail site Monday morning, as soon as technicians confirmed the existence of the problem.

18.   A spokeswoman for the office declined to confirm the existence of an investigation.

19.   Breaking a previous silence, US Attorney Christopher F. Droney confirmed the existence of a criminal investigation by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the US Environmental Protection Agency.

20.   FAA officials in Boston confirmed its existence on radar, he added.