41.   Some of the documents could be made public if the committee decides it is necessary to hold a hearing on the Olympic bid process, he said.

42.   Sen. Frank Murkowski, chairman of the Senate Energy Committee, asked Energy Secretary Bill Richardson for a detailed accounting of the bid selection process.

43.   Seven of the machines were no longer necessary, and the state is required by law to sell surplus items through a sealed bid process.

44.   The House commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigation will hold hearings into the bid process next month.

45.   The following month, Medicalogic received approval to start a bid process for the sale of those assets.

46.   The International Association of Athletics Federations reopened the bid process after London pulled out as host in November.

47.   The IOC at that time convened representatives of all bid cities in Lausanne, Switzerland, and questioned them about the bid process and any abuses.

48.   The other cities remaining in the bid process are Athens, Rome, Stockholm and Buenos Aires.

49.   Citing sources close to the bid process, it said Boeing appeared to be the leading candidate, ahead of the European consortium Airbus Industrie and McDonnel Douglas.