1.   Although he remains in hiding, bin Laden apparently wrote and released a letter that was broadcast Thursday on Arab language television.

2.   Asked whether the family had made the decision not to release the letters, the admiral said he had no comment.

3.   Back home, House Speaker Newt Gingrich released a letter to Clinton chiding the president about cuts in defense spending that Gingrich said were reflected aboard the Independence.

4.   Bestfoods released the letter late Tuesday.

5.   Before the meeting, the US-Ireland Alliance released a letter urging Bush to keep Northern Ireland high on his foreign policy agenda.

6.   A court spokesman, who spoke with Ito after the letters were released, said the judge had not made a final decision on sequestration.

7.   A McCain adviser who asked not to be named acknowledged that the donor letters were released all at once to avoid fueling a conflagration of negative stories.

8.   A judge has accused President Clinton of illegally releasing friendly letters from a woman who claims he groped her.

9.   After speaking to the two senators this morning, Gore released a letter to them announcing his acceptance.

10.   After the debate, McCain said he plans Saturday to release all letters he has written to government agencies on similar matters.