11.   Housel referred inquiries to university attorney Lee Armstrong, whose office declined comment.

12.   His office declined to comment on the matter.

13.   His office has declined to discuss his whereabouts over the last several days, although his spokeswoman said Friday that the cardinal was praying and talking with advisers.

14.   However, the State Department press office declined to provide budget information.

15.   In all those events, his office also declined to provide details.

16.   Kendall took no public action, and the marshals office declined to comment.

17.   Martins disputed that permits were issued for only such an area, but his office declined to provide another figure, or the number of permits issued last year.

18.   Pataki did not return calls, and his office declined to discuss the issue.

19.   That office has sometimes declined to pursue contempt charges against members of the administration even after receiving orders from a chamber of Congress.

20.   The Dusseldorf prosecutors office declined to comment on whether it had received such a report.