| 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. |