She declined to be interviewed, referring questions to the Justice Department's chief spokesman, Carl Stern.

Carl Stern, the Attorney General's spokesman, said the Justice Department would review the committee's report.

The Justice Department's chief spokesman, Carl Stern, was unable to say when a decision on an appeal would be made.

Carl Stern, chief spokesman for the Justice Department, faults overzealous requesters.

Carl Stern, a spokesman for Ms. Reno, said he expected the division to send the letter to its public integrity section.

"We believe the challenged policy is constitutional," said the department's spokesman, Carl Stern, "and we remain committed to defending it."

Carl Stern, a Justice Department spokesman, said the marshal service had too few people to provide permanent protection to hundreds of abortion clinics.

"There is no agreement," said Carl Stern, a spokesman for the Justice Department.

If not, the Justice Department's spokesman, Carl Stern, said the antitrust division would seek to determine whether the companies had broken the law.

But a Justice Department official, Carl Stern, said in Washington that of the 40 bodies found so far, 10 were women or children.