31.   Lee Douglass, a department spokeswoman, said that the department had no comment on the letter.

32.   LAPD Sgt. Stephanie Payne, a department spokeswoman, said the LAPD is interested in getting to the bottom of the Fuhrman tape allegations.

33.   Like the Philippine government, the U.S. will not honor ransom requests, state department spokeswoman Jo-Anne Prokopowicz said.

34.   Megan Standard, a department spokeswoman, said some California rivers were carrying up to seven times the normal volume of water for this time of year.

35.   Officers look at suspicious actions, not ethnicity, says Lauri Williams, a department spokeswoman.

36.   Officials of the USDA declined to discuss the lawsuit, despite multiple requests for interviews made through a department spokeswoman.

37.   People without computer access will be able to get the information sent to them, said Pam Potter-Ricco, a health department spokeswoman.

38.   Police officials have declined to discuss the proposal with the press or Harlem residents because it has not yet been approved, said Marilyn Mode, a department spokeswoman.

39.   Ribera also has been embroiled in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by former department spokeswoman Joanne Welsh.

40.   She was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of her children and with possession of cocaine, said Theresa Farello, a department spokeswoman.