31.   And an accountant who worked in Hamilton Township and contracted the first case of skin anthrax outside the post office there was released from a hospital, officials said.

32.   And although the United States has postponed them in the past, the timing of the announcement Wednesday was deliberate, the official said.

33.   And even if the city makes a wrong decision, there are safeguards in place, officials said.

34.   And Cohen, the official said, agreed.

35.   And its leader, Ahmed Jabril, came to the meeting to ask for permission to carry out terrorist attacks against American interests, one intelligence official said.

36.   And no US cases of the rare Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease have been linked to beef consumption, say health officials.

37.   And then, if McVeigh and his lawyers still are not satisfied, the case could go to the U.S. Supreme Court, the officials said.

38.   And that, say city officials, will save the city dollars on those blistering summer days.

39.   And the answer, Israeli officials said, was just as natural.

40.   And only another half dozen, the official said, have been able to provide significantly useful details.