41.   Official government sources in Pakistan continue to deny that US agents participated in the raids.

42.   On Monday, Russian news agencies, citing government sources, reported rises in oil production and exports for the first two months of this year.

43.   One government source said there was no indication that the pilot had dumped fuel.

44.   Opponents argued that only artists who know how to work the system get grants and that the arts already receive sufficient funding from other government sources.

45.   Pakistan is preparing for an expected launch of American ground troops into Afghanistan as early as this week, military and government sources said Tuesday.

46.   Pakistani newspapers, quoting unidentified government sources, said US agents prepared for the raids with great secrecy and approached Pakistani authorities only when they were ready to pounce.

47.   Privately, government sources said the probe is not a high priority and criminal charges appear unlikely.

48.   Robert S. Mueller III, a longtime Justice Department official, is a leading candidate to become the next FBI director, government sources say.

49.   Since the IRA has not disarmed, there is nothing in the Good Friday agreement for these critics, a British government source said Monday.

50.   Since then, various media reports, quoting unnamed government sources, have described Zubaydah as providing some key information as US officials attempt to prevent terrorist acts.