11.   Lay said he was upset no one sought his permission.

12.   Lay said in a statement Wednesday that the investigations into Enron were taking up too much time for him to run the company effectively.

13.   Lay said that large scale sales to major international investors would be inviting for foreign capital.

14.   Lay said the management shakeup would not result in any strategic adjustments at the company.

15.   Lay says he was unaware of the transaction and former Enron chief executive officer Jeff Skilling says he was did not know the terms.

16.   Lay says he was unaware of the transaction and former Enron chief executive officer Jeff Skilling says he was unaware of the terms.

17.   Lay said another major spur to growth this year will be the deregulation of the telecommunications sector in April.

18.   Lay also said that Fastow had been reluctant to create the partnerships.

19.   Lay said the two sides had yet to fix how much Israel will pay for the gas.