1.   An unnamed Justice Department official on Wednesday told The AP that Mueller was serving as acting deputy assistant attorney general when the subpoena was approved.

2.   Smith and five Republican members of the immigration subcommittee approved the subpoenas to both departments.

3.   The Democrats voted against granting immunity to the four witnesses because Burton has refused to approve subpoenas examining Republican fund-raising abuses, he said.

4.   The earlier report, based on an interview with an unnamed member of the Justice Department press office, erroneously said that Thompson had approved the subpoena.

5.   Thompson declined to approve the subpoenas, saying the issue of non-profits would be dealt with later.

6.   If the subpoenas are approved, they would go out immediately, Hatch said.

7.   Justice Department spokeswoman Mindy Tucker recommended approving a subpoena for the home phone records of an Associated Press reporter, a government official said Friday.