1.   Administration officials said the president had directed all agencies early last year to review and increase their security steps.

2.   Alatorre also said he did not know what security steps could have been taken to prevent the tragedy.

3.   Coast Guard officials have authorized the new security steps to be in place for at least nine months.

4.   Embassy officials would not comment on additional security steps that have been taken this week, however.

5.   If it proves to be a criminal act, other security steps may be required.

6.   If it proves to be a criminal act, security steps may be required.

7.   New security steps add significant costs and curb productivity in an already slowing economy.

8.   On Thursday, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the treaty organization that sets nuclear industry standards worldwide, calls for upgraded security steps.

9.   Other security steps have been taken.

10.   Perry said many security steps were taken after the Riyadh bombing but some of them focused on a smaller threat and some were not completed in time.