21.   A spokesman for Davis said the matter had been referred to the state Fair Political Practices Commission for scrutiny.

22.   All the board can do is refer the matter to the local district attorney, which it has not yet done.

23.   But he referred the matter to the Unified Government because his complaint against the board presented a potential conflict of interest, a spokesman in his office said.

24.   But Kissinger refused to respond to the subpoena, referred the matter to the State Department, and flew on to Italy.

25.   But the Conflicts of Interest Board, which enforces city ethics rules, referred the matter to the Investigation Department on its own.

26.   Cleary said he was nonetheless referring the matter to the Justice Department office.

27.   Clinton immediately referred the matter to Bruce Lindsey, a top aide, who called a lower level White House aide who deals with American Indian affairs.

28.   Clinton immediately referred the matter to Bruce Lindsey, who phoned a lower-level White House aide who deals with Indian affairs.

29.   Clinton referred the matter to Reno, who had been in discussions with the Kings for a couple of months over the scope of the investigation.

30.   Concern over possible price gouging led officials in Connecticut to call for an investigation by state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, who referred the matter to his antitrust unit.