According to Stanton, no reliable document portrays Jefferson as directly using physical correction.

Friends say the criticism is unfair, but documents portray an ominous, hot-tempered side.

The documents portray the White House systematically using access to Mr. Clinton as early as 1994 to woo Democratic donors.

The documents portray Ms. Lewis as a zealous investigator who pursued the Madison case for more than a year with unusual intensity.

The documents portray other senior officials as compassionate and sometimes clubby toward priests and concerned about avoiding scandal and preserving secrecy.

Other documents on file with the Attorney General portray a variety of problems, some of them severe.

The documents portray a hidden, unaccountable group of individuals, knowing few limits, operating with arrogance and marching to folly.

Mr. Davis said the documents portrayed a President trying to stay competitive with a Republican Party that was outspending the Democrats.

But documents portray a more ominous, hot-tempered side to the man.

The documents portray the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, in a particularly negative light.