11.  Jiji Press cited an unnamed senior official in the ruling Liberal Democratic party as saying that a tax cut financed by deficit-covering bonds may be possible.

12.  Newspapers in Germany and Hong Kong, citing unnamed officials in the Chinese government, said the Daimler-Benz AG unit had beaten Chrysler Corp. and Japanese automakers.

13.  On Israel radio, reporters quoted unnamed senior Israeli officials as saying that the Zinni mission was at an end.

14.  PairGain did not identify the advisor but Bloomberg, quoting unnamed federal officials, identified the adviser as Capital Insight.

15.  Quite naturally, as Mr. Sensitive told Sports Illustrated, unnamed CBS officials told him to deny making the statements.

16.  Quoting unnamed officials, the Nation said a security guard and a civilian employee of the embassy had positively identified him as the attacker who had thrown the grenade.

17.  Reuters reported last Tuesday that Fed policy-makers are leaning toward raising rates, citing an unnamed Fed official.

18.  That eased concern that arose yesterday after another newswire report, also citing unnamed officials, suggested the opposite.

19.  The Associated Press cited an unnamed U.S. official in Washington as saying that the government had no evidence that bin Laden had severe kidney problems.

20.  The article cited a number of unnamed officials.