41.   Education officials familiar with the proposal were positive but cautious, saying they needed more details.

42.   Even then, according to officials familiar with the complex negotiations, the fund will give emergency cash to Indonesia in small amounts as the country fulfills its commitments.

43.   Experts on intelligence and missiles at the two departments have drafted reports with troubling conclusions, according to officials familiar with the drafts.

44.   Following directly on the heels of Monica Lewinsky, who testified on Monday, Jordan made some slight changes in his previous testimony, officials familiar with it said.

45.   Former American intelligence officials familiar with counterespionage cases said that the FBI and CIA have tended not to engage in such retaliatory measures, at least in recent years.

46.   Government officials familiar with Corsican affairs say that, on the whole, the book is credible, while other rebels have variously disputed or endorsed its accounts.

47.   He is focusing on Secret Service agents who have the most up-close exposure to the president, the papers said, citing officials familiar with the investigation.

48.   He said he hoped his memo would lead to screenings of Middle Easterners who came to study U.S. airport operations, according to government officials familiar with his account.

49.   High-level administration aides and EU officials talked by phone today, said another White House official familiar with the discussions.

50.   Hundt might seek further concessions, said two FCC officials familiar with his views.