1.   A government spokeswoman said the new laws would protect vulnerable children.

2.   A government spokeswoman said officials have received a large number of comments on the subject from industry and the general public.

3.   A government spokeswoman said it is too early to determine whether the Department of Justice or the Federal Trade Commission will investigate the merger.

4.   But in Addis Ababa, government spokeswoman Selome Tadesse expressed doubt on whether Eritrea wanted peace.

5.   Catherine Colonna, a French government spokeswoman, said the stability pact was based on a design that suited France.

6.   Government spokeswoman Rosalba Paulin said Tabasco received the concessions because no other companies expressed an interest in the facilities.

7.   Police and a government spokeswoman confirm Doirin and Antoine are lead suspects.

8.   The government does not yet have plans to bring in the army, a government spokeswoman said.

9.   The problem was confined to the processing of the December statistics, a government spokeswoman said.

10.   Two other officers, Horacio Montenegro and Javier Garcia, were also arrested, a government spokeswoman said.