41.   At no point did officials on either side talk person to person.

42.   ATLANTA - NASCAR officials on Thursday postponed weekend racing, including the Winston Cup race in New Hampshire.

43.   Ben-Ami, who is bright and thoughtful, comes from a long line of military and security officials on both sides of his family.

44.   Blue Cross formerly had physician advisory committees that met regularly with insurance officials on a wide range of medical and procedural issues.

45.   Both sides claim that there has been backsliding since then in the conversations that have taken place sporadically between senior officials on both sides.

46.   Boughner met Russian officials on Thursday.

47.   A flippant administration official on background did say that the dog -- this was with regard to the invitations -- that the dog ate the invitations.

48.   A meeting of Cabinet-level officials on Bosnian and other European security issues is scheduled for Monday.

49.   A meeting of residents with police officials on Monday night ended in shouting, tears and a walkout by some at of the residents.

50.   A military official on Wednesday continually cited Northern Ireland when briefing reporters on the Afghan mission.