But officials involved consider their efforts something short of a plan.

But more important, as investigations drag on, the number of senior officials involved seems to grow.

In the past the government sometimes declined to review cases that did not involve American officials or members of the armed forces.

What is happening to those big investigations, involving military officials?

He said he knew the names of the top officials involved but was afraid to identify them.

Previous cases have involved officials of banks but not the banks themselves.

Still, conversations with a number of officials involved suggest there is no agreement on how such a major misunderstanding could develop.

But the law is inflexible in cases involving high-level officials.

Still, the meetings are supposed to involve senior officials whose portfolios affect member companies.

But of those that are appealed involving public officials, the media win about 68 percent of the time.