31.   Maryland prosecutors have proceeded with their investigation of Tripp, and that probe is ongoing.

32.   Mr. Larsen said the Mars probe is nothing but another expensive NASA scam so computer nerds and science nuts can have something to do at taxpayer expense.

33.   Once the government probe is over, Frist will even toss the Columbia name.

34.   Party officials say the probe is a thinly veiled effort to destroy them.

35.   Prignano has been made aware of the threat, she said, and a probe is under way.

36.   Privately, government sources said the probe is not a high priority and criminal charges appear unlikely.

37.   Probes are stimuli only a guilty suspect would be likely to know.

38.   Reasoner said the firm signed on because that probe was limited and did not focus on whether the legal documentation was appropriate.

39.   Results will be made public after the probe is complete.

40.   Several such probes are under way, with Republican leaders promising open hearings.