21.   That is why the act sets up a process with strict deadlines for the justice department to decide on invoking its terms.

22.   The arrest followed an investigation by the FBI, the Australian Security Intelligence Organization and the Australian Federal Police, the justice department said.

23.   The government asked the justice department to file criminal charges against Marcopper Mining Corp. for alleged negligence leading to an environmentally damaging mine waste leak.

24.   The Idaho prosecutors then asked the justice department to intervene and order that the documents be turned over to them.

25.   The justice department is examining the money transfers as part of a separate fraud investigation.

26.   The justice department is now examining the money transfers as part of a separate fraud investigation.

27.   The justice department and advocates for the mentally retarded called the decision a victory.

28.   The justice department and the states cited four categories of legal claims, but the broadest focused on the many steps Microsoft took to defend its monopoly.

29.   The justice department does not intend to argue broadly on behalf of any practical or legal merits of granting preferences to minorities and women per se.

30.   The justices on Friday agreed to hear appeals by the justice department from two such rulings.