1.   As expected, Republican officials stayed mum, Democrats tried to downplay the incident and most independent political observers said they expected Clinton would overcome the political embarrassment.

2.   But he stays mum about specifics.

3.   Clinton did sit on the stage with his wife, although he stayed mum, and he has since become a regular on the fund-raising circuit for his wife.

4.   Despite all the publicity panic rooms are now getting, real-life owners of such secure measures are staying mum.

5.   Democrats are staying mum.

6.   I assume that you fume while the dollar bills bloom and you magnify scum while the critics stay mum.

7.   In Egypt, President Hosni Mubarak, another leader walking the tightrope between his American backers and a sullen population, stayed mum.

8.   In this case, members of the public may be speaking loudly, but their elected representatives intend to stay mum.

9.   McAleese is so popular, in fact, that official Catholic Ireland is staying mum.

10.   Mexican officials have stayed mum since the NAFTA ruling, and the Mexican Embassy in Washington did not respond Tuesday to requests for comment.