1.   And their aides describe that abrupt change of course as a sign in part that the president has come to recognize how important it is sometimes to change pace.

2.   At the hearing, the former aides described a chaotic last-minute rush for pardons.

3.   Bradley is scheduled to deliver what his aides described as two major speeches in New York over the next two days before heading out to Washington state.

4.   A Democratic congressional aide described Unger as a moderate pragmatist who has demonstrated unusual competence on securities issues.

5.   A former Clinton aide described the acts as random incidents by some disgruntled employees and not part of a coordinated effort to sour the transition.

6.   A senior mayoral aide described the departure Friday as amicable.

7.   Aides describe Gore as a voracious reader who quickly masters details and seems to enjoy plunging into technical matters.

8.   Aides describe the speech as a spiritual and emotional commencement address.

9.   But a Chretien aide described the hecklers as foul-mouthed bullies who were shoving schoolchildren.

10.   But aides describe the effort to amass money quickly as a way to deter any late challengers from entering the Democratic race.