41.   Stern explained that he based his decision partly on preliminary inquiries several months ago about holding the goodbye extravaganza in Central Park.

42.   Subsequent to that, panel lawmakers and the professional committee staff will conduct a preliminary inquiry, possibly behind closed doors.

43.   Tarr said a preliminary Secret Service inquiry into the incident found that both agents acted properly.

44.   That is not possible given the narrow scope she has defined for the preliminary inquiry.

45.   That investigation, that preliminary inquiry, continues.

46.   The agencies said preliminary inquiries had uncovered no safety problems, and they took no action to recall engines.

47.   The commission, which completed a monthlong preliminary inquiry, has the power to block the transaction or force the companies to divest assets.

48.   The committee has not yet ruled on whether to proceed with a preliminary inquiry.

49.   The commission is not required to finish its preliminary inquiries within a specific time period.

50.   The existence of a preliminary inquiry by the FBI was first reported Thursday in The Wall Street Journal.