21.   Both the Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency refused comment Monday on reports that a CIA officer had been killed.

22.   A CIA spokesman refused comment.

23.   A person answering the phone at the NWI Investigative Group in Woburn, where Brown had been employed for three months, said the agency refused comment Thursday.

24.   A spokeswoman for Microsoft refused comment and Jobs, reached by telephone this weekend, said he would not discuss unannounced products.

25.   A spokeswoman for the Justice Department likewise refused comment.

26.   A spokesman for the federal investigation refused comment on Monday night, as did a defense lawyer, James Roth, who represents Mohamed.

27.   A spokesman at another fund manager, London-based Gartmore Plc, refused comment when asked if his company was in talks with Dresdner.

28.   A WHX spokesman refused comment.

29.   A theater manager, who would not give his name, refused comment on the fire or any possible refunds.

30.   A spokesman for the FBI refused comment.