1.   During that time, aides told reporters that the prime minister was going about his normal duties.

2.   An aide to Lewinsky told the Times no one had asked permission to license a Monica mask, but that if anyone did, she would refuse.

3.   An aide to Byrd told Personals that this was intentional, and that furthermore, the senator had memorized the quotations.

4.   An Armey aide told Roll Call that the report was trying to measure the entire lobbying industry, including receptionists and other support staff.

5.   And Bush administration aides have told the South Koreans that the chances of Pyongyang agreeing to all of the demands are low.

6.   And he suggested that Clinton aides were not telling the truth when they said they never agreed to allow coordinated spending.

7.   And White House aides openly tell reporters that both President Clinton and Gore are furious with Gephardt for his repeated assaults on their leadership.

8.   At one campaign stop he started eating sandwiches rapidly until a campaign aide told him to stop.

9.   A Gingrich aide told me that the new Speaker felt he could be tougher and more effective than Bill Clinton because he did not care if he was loved.

10.   A senior aide to Pataki told reporters not even to ask Pataki if he himself would step in to campaign for the Senate seat.