81.   Because these funds are not required to report to federal regulatory agencies there are no definitive numbers on their size.

82.   Beyond the courtroom, intelligence agencies have been quick to recognize the value of a better truth-detector.

83.   Biden asked if Breyer agreed that even if agencies may be wasting money, it would be improper for courts to overrule them because of some economic analysis.

84.   Beth Hayden, a spokeswoman for the NRC, sought to reassure the public that the agency was in control of nuclear materials.

85.   Both agencies are also part of the Treasury Department.

86.   Both agencies are also targets of fiscal conservatives who say it is a frill that cannot be afforded during a time when federal spending is to be cut.

87.   -- Government agencies themselves have been fierce opponents of increasing safety requirements for government aviation.

88.   A decade ago, the agency was part of Josephson International, a publicly traded diversified media and financial concern.

89.   A Justice Department spokeswoman declined to say whether the agency was close to making a decision on the suit.

90.   A more professional study, she said, would likely find the two agencies are similar in cost.