1.   But Mary Matalin, a senior counselor to Cheney, dismissed the idea that his confidence in Small may have slipped.

2.   Hamrin, also an economist and adviser to the association, is a senior counselor for Van Dyk Associates.

3.   He also had a potential conflict of interest stemming from his position as a senior counselor at the Washington lobbying firm Apco Associates.

4.   Iguchi, who is himself a retired diplomat, is the son of a senior counselor in the Japanese Embassy in Washington at the time of the attack.

5.   Nor has he taken command of White House political strategy, the wide-reaching field run by senior counselor Karl Rove.

6.   That portfolio belongs to senior counselor Karen Hughes, who has played alter ego to Bush for years.

7.   The AIDS Support Organization also known as TASO use music, drama and dance to spread the word of AIDS awareness, says Elly Sendi, a senior counselor.

8.   According to senior advisers who spoke on the condition of anonymity, Bush has selected Hughes to be a senior White House counselor.

9.   Tauzin, R-La., said he spoke Tuesday with senior counselor Edward R. Malayan, and would be discussing Songe later Tuesday with Vice President Al Gore.