11.   He noted that Thomas had resigned as pastor before his arrest and that church officials had since removed him from their national clerical roster.

12.   He declined to identify the items and would say only that they would be stored until government officials removed them sometime this week.

13.   In previous years, elections officials removed from the rolls the names of people who had moved since the last election.

14.   Kerry said the torn pieces were not seen, because a White House official removed files from the briefcase without looking inside.

15.   Meanwhile, Israeli officials removed the bloodstained carpets, repaired the bullet-scarred walls and revised the rules for worship at the site.

16.   Officials from eBay removed the posting within hours.

17.   Officials removed the counter from the shop and sent it to a lab for examination, but no fingerprints were found.

18.   School officials will remove the expulsion from his record and will remove any record of the incident should he behave himself the rest of the year.

19.   Spain took stronger action, as regional health officials removed cans and bottles of imported Coca-Cola products from stores.

20.   State and federal officials removed the turtle eggs last year from nests dug by their mothers.