11.  Separately, Orkin termite-related practices are being investigated by Florida and five other states, according to Bob Buchner, an assistant Florida attorney general.

12.  The company added that its accounting practices were being investigated by the U.S. attorney for the Central District of California and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

13.  The Department of Health and Human Services recently began to investigate certain practices in harvesting tissues, including skin, tendons, bones and foreskins.

14.  The Federal Trade Commission is investigating the practice.

15.  The SEC is investigating the practice.

16.  The settlement and a related class-action lawsuit resulted after Florida insurance regulators and lawyers began investigating the practices of five companies, including American General.

17.  The U.S. Justice Department began investigating practices at Peavey Grain elevators near Terre Haute, Indiana, and elsewhere five years ago.

18.  The week before Clinton left on this China visit, he met with three American religious leaders who investigated religious practices in China, including Tibet, last winter.

19.  This year, Reno has given repeated indications that she will not ask for the appointment of another counsel to investigate fund-raising practices.

20.  Clinton directed his Cabinet to investigate the practice and list his options, including trade sanctions.