41.  All this infuriated local officials, who warned that protesters could lose their jobs and pensions.

42.  Alli and other union local officials had been negotiating with the company in recent weeks over union complaints about outsourcing and other issues.

43.  Al-Marayati says he has had a working relationship for more than five years with local FBI officials in the counter-terrorism task force.

44.  Almost immediately local officials made the connection.

45.  Already, local officials are negotiating with the airlines to offer direct service.

46.  Also, local officials are urging the Ku Klux Klan not to hold a march here Saturday.

47.  Also, Minceberg said, local officials did not want anyone to be under the impression that they could not conduct a smooth election.

48.  Although financing for the project is still up in the air, it has won at least preliminary support from some city and local officials.

49.  Although lottery profits are distributed to municipalities, the five-member commission does not include any local officials.

50.  Although local officials are handling the investigation, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearm have provided technical assistance.