31.   The cause was kidney disease, a hospital spokesman told The Associated Press.

32.   The company now expects to have an initial public offering later this year, a spokesman told the Daily News.

33.   These trades are more difficult to reconcile than those cleared in the U.S. or Europe, the Baring spokesman told the paper.

34.   Twice, a UCLA spokesman told reporters Paus would answer only one more question, but Paus stayed until every question was answered, unwaveringly defending his decision.

35.   A Chechen military spokesman told Interfax that the clashes stopped as darkness fell.

36.   A Defense Agency spokesman told The Associated Press that he was unaware of any such search.

37.   A Blahnik spokesman told the Daily Telegraph newspaper the designer feared being sued by people injured by the shoes.

38.   A Buckingham Palace spokesman told the Waikato Times she has been briefed on the negotiations and would act on the advice of New Zealand ministers.

39.   A court spokesman told the newspaper that the sessions would continue indefinitely, depending on the number of immigration cases.

40.   A Federal Security Service spokesman told Interfax that Russian troops expected to overrun Shatoi on Tuesday.