41.   Behind the scenes, an Atlantan is the highest official for the U.S. team.

42.   Blake met with university officials for several hours yesterday after flying to Norman on Thursday night.

43.   Bigfork asked Flathead County officials for help.

44.   Bin Laden was blamed by American officials for instigating the attacks.

45.   BioPort said Monday that it has filed paperwork asking federal officials for approval to ship the drug.

46.   Both groups blame city officials for not doing more to wrest Flint from under the shadow of the automaker and the union.

47.   -- No immunity will be granted to tobacco industry officials for any past or future criminal acts.

48.   A call by a senior USOC official for Samaranch to resign could seriously damage his chances of riding out the Salt Lake City storm.

49.   A few years ago, a police official for Wenshan, the prefecture that includes Pingyuan, is said to have ordered the arrest of a notorious drug lord.

50.   A few years later he was sitting in his own capitol office, as a top economic official for then-Gov. Clinton.