1.   Greenspan and Mitchell took their place at the end of a long line of reporters, editors and their spouses waiting to be cleared to enter the White House.

2.   Late Wednesday afternoon, the State Department issued a statement saying that Hernandez and two others were cleared to enter the United States.

3.   The bidding is expected to be fierce, but not all of the eight groups cleared to enter the Red Sox auction may not submit bids Thursday.

4.   Vaughns said Holyfield will have to endure even more probing tests before being cleared to enter the ring again.

5.   Last year, Moyo demanded they apply for accreditation in advance and over several months few have been cleared to enter the country to work on reporting assignments.

6.   Orlando Hernandez, a star pitcher for the Cuban national team, and two other Cuban defectors have been cleared to enter the United States.

7.   Put simply, the rump Yugoslavia has been cleared to enter international sport -- but all the competitions are already fully booked.