21.   Bryant asked during an interview Tuesday.

22.   Burton asked her during the blustery early-morning meeting in the lobby of the governmental center.

23.   But Governor James, asked during a radio call-in program to block that policy, said it is being reviewed.

24.   Cedric Dempsey asked during a news conference Thursday.

25.   Clinton asked during remarks at the annual convention of the NAACP.

26.   Clinton crossed his fingers when asked during his morning jog yesterday about the prospects for House passage of the compromise anti-crime package.

27.   Clinton was asked during his deposition in the Jones suit in January whether he was alone with Ms. Lewinsky on any of those occasions.

28.   Chief Judge Harry Edwards asked during one exchange about whether Microsoft took steps to suffocate a rival Web browser sold by Netscape.

29.   Clinton asked during his inaugural speech in January.

30.   Corrigan asked during an interview last week.