41.   And federal officials seem in no rush to encourage gaming tribes to air details of their financial operations.

42.   And federal officials, they say, must help local governments provide more affordable housing.

43.   And federal officials here said the government would honor the treaty.

44.   And federal officials looking for more qualified people for full-time positions started picking through the seasonal workers on the books.

45.   And federal officials say sitting that close to the driver-side air bag may be fatal if it opens during a collision.

46.   And federal officials say that the federal law defines who is eligible.

47.   And he recently persuaded federal officials to investigate whether wealthy Westchester communities were steering poor people into housing here.

48.   And in four states, federal officials said, virtually no nursing homes were cited for serious deficiencies last year.

49.   And drug runners are using the loophole to carry drugs openly past Customs agents, federal officials report.

50.   And in the last week, federal officials offered a legal justification for this view, while emphasizing that they had not reached any conclusions.