11.   Also along for the ride was Lois Schiffer, the top environmental official for the Department of Justice, and another high-ranking Justice lawyer.

12.   American officials rejected pleas from both Serb and Russian officials for the bombing to stop.

13.   Although he has detained one Palestinian official for questioning and issued orders to detain two more, Arafat has so far given no such thorough accounting.

14.   American is also urging employees to lobby elected officials for government intervention.

15.   An official for Laidlaw did not return calls for comment.

16.   An official for the American Battle Monuments Commission said the organization has gotten good reports on two other tours.

17.   An official for the group said the industry was suffering severe losses because of rampant video piracy.

18.   An Eagleville, Mo., fireworks company has been sued by federal consumer safety officials for allegedly importing illegal fireworks for four years.

19.   An official for Jiangling Motors Corp. said Ford is buying the stake, though a Ford spokesman would confirm only that the two companies were talking.

20.   An EPA official for regional water quality issues has an office at the school, and the agency has given Kramer two grants for environmental studies.