1.   The judge also barred provisions that would have allowed state agencies to investigate and report alleged illegal immigrants.

2.   An FEC spokesman declined comment on the report his agency is investigating the matter.

3.   Anne Bingaman, assistant attorney general in charge of the antitrust division, declined to say Sunday whether there were other Microsoft activities her agency was investigating.

4.   As a matter of course, the agency investigates each parent who has cared for the child who made the abuse accusation, she explained.

5.   At least two law enforcement agencies are investigating alleged fraud on eBay and other Internet auction sites after consumers complained that they had been cheated.

6.   A federal agency is now investigating whether the problem is widespread at other firms, as well.

7.   A separate agency also investigates mining accidents, and the Environmental Protection Agency deals with air pollution and toxic releases.

8.   A senior FBI official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the agency is investigating the letters.

9.   A spokesman with the regional office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation declined to say whether the agency is investigating this wave of threatening letters.

10.   Acting IRS Commissioner Michael Dolan added that four managers have been temporarily suspended since the Senate hearings while the agency investigates whether they broke any federal rules or laws.