1.   But more startling than the belated official admission were the details about a deal that was deeper, dirtier, and more personal than most anyone had imagined.

2.   Even as he lambasted Republicans, Clinton asked the nation not to judge him solely on his belated admission of an intimate relationship with Lewinsky.

3.   The belated admission threatens their friendship.

4.   Then came a belated admission this week by Fukuda, who insisted, however, that his comments were not intended to signal a policy shift.

5.   That belated admission about the incendiary tear gas has prompted an outcry on Capitol Hill, where congressional Republicans are readying hearings for the fall.