31.   McVeigh attorney Rob Nigh entered the debate Friday, saying he believed a moratorium on all federal executions was in order.

32.   Nigh urged a moratorium on all federal executions.

33.   Nigh also criticized the government for the mistake, which is being reviewed, and called for a moratorium on federal executions.

34.   On a divisive issue, Bush and Ashcroft, during their news conference, said they saw no grounds for a moratorium on federal executions.

35.   President Clinton will consider a request that he suspend federal executions, the White House said Friday.

36.   Previous federal executions have been by hanging, gas and electrocution.

37.   Procedures for handling federal executions have recently been finalized and will applied for the first time in the McVeigh execution.