1.   Bert Brandenburg, the justice department spokesman in Washington assigned to the case, did not return phone calls seeking comment.

2.   A justice department spokesman said friday that the matter was still under review.

3.   OppositionLabor Party justice spokesman Nick Bolkus was later forced to apologize for his attack, although he denied he had meant Howard was personally responsible for heroin overdose deaths.

4.   A few hours later, a justice spokesman in Berlin confirmed that the suspected ETA sympathizer had been placed on a flight back to his home country.

5.   A justice ministry spokesman, Gerald Waitz, said the constitution protects citizens from being extradited to foreign courts, the Austria Press Agency reported.

6.   A justice ministry spokesman said an unidentified former government official and seven businessmen would also be tried for corruption.

7.   Act Party justice spokesman Stephen Frank said he was disappointed the committee failed to support abolishing the Maori seats.

8.   An unidentified justice department spokesman cited Thursday by Dutch television said that arson was a possible cause.

9.   An unidentified justice department spokesman cited by Dutch television said that arson was a possible cause.

10.   Austria has also started the legal procedure to request extradition of Klein, Gert Felsenstein, a justice ministry spokesman in Vienna said.