11.   Democratic staff aides, meanwhile, were working Tuesday with environmentalists to write a substitute bill for consideration on the House floor.

12.   FBI Director Louis B. Freeh and other bureau officials briefed members of the House and Senate and senior staff aides in Washington Friday on the progress of the investigation.

13.   Few people gave Rice, with her limited experience as a White House staff aide on Soviet affairs, much chance of competing with these titans.

14.   His is a style that has won him a fierce loyalty among the small army of former staff aides who form the core of his presidential campaign organization.

15.   His military service includes a stint as a staff aide to Wheeler.

16.   Howard is considered a moderate and a relatively noncontroversial candidate, Democratic staff aides said.

17.   In fact, the House has adopted the Fair Labor Standards Act by rule and few staff aides are eligible for overtime.

18.   Instead, she called a staff aide for her senator, Mike DeWine, a Republican.

19.   Indeed, Republican staff aides said it remained uncertain whether there were enough votes to pass even the scaled-back version.

20.   Last week Spacey took the film to Washington and showed it to White House and Congressional staff aides.