| senior official | 459.19 | A senior official at Berkeley doubts it. | |||
| military official | 317.71 | Senior military officials, including Gen. | |||
| top official | 251.48 | Another former top official at the FAA agreed. | |||
| state official | 225.74 | And state officials are asking why. | |||
| local official | 221.66 | A local official concurred. | |||
| israeli official | 216.59 | But a senior Israeli official rejected the reports. | |||
| palestinian official | 195.13 | But, Palestinian officials say, times have changed. | |||
| russian official | 191.90 | Boughner met Russian officials on Thursday. | |||
| american official | 164.12 | American officials followed suit this week. | |||
| federal official | 157.54 | Federal officials also are wrestling with the issue. | |||
| chinese official | 131.34 | But Chinese officials doubt that. | |||
| japanese official | 95.13 | But a Japanese official was a little more positive. | |||
| union official | 94.93 | ...union officials. | |||
| party official | 84.60 | But party officials said only Sen. | |||
| elected official | 80.78 | And elected officials agreed. | |||
| international official | 73.73 | Other international officials agree. | |||
| former official | 65.83 | But some former officials are pessimistic. | |||
| french official | 63.99 | French officials are now investigating the episode. | |||
| public official | 63.46 | And public officials are unapologetic. | |||
| british official | 61.62 | British officials denied it. |