11.  Police say Lewis lied to them about who was in his limousine that morning and tried to protect his friends.

12.  A judge has granted a temporary restraining order protecting two friends of Olympic gold medal gymnast Dominique Moceanu from harassment by her parents.

13.  A U.S. immigration official charged with spying for Cuba was denied bond Thursday after he told a federal judge he relayed supposedly secret information only to protect a friend.

14.  Abu-Elhawa said he sustained blows when he tried to protect a friend who was beaten senseless after reaching for a cellphone.

15.  Avent said he was trying to protect the friend, who he would not identify to reporters, from prosecution.

16.  But Mahathir has denied he is protecting business friends.

17.  During cross-examination, Kennedy said he lied to police to protect a friend who sold him the gun.

18.  He tried to protect his friend.

19.  In security matters, the United States holds the nuclear arsenal that protects its friends.

20.  It holds the nuclear arsenal that protects its friends.