The aide told him he was not the candidate and pointed behind him.

The two men insisted today that they had done so, and aides pointed to an accord on military-to-military relationships.

The aide, a skinny fellow barely in his twenties, pointed to the several women milling about on the deck.

But the aides also pointed to the large projected gaps as evidence that in general, the city's expenses continued to grow faster than its revenues.

His aides point to state voters' overwhelming rejection last month of a constitutional amendment to overhaul the budget process.

As for improving education, aides point to "All the Way!

Just before the entry to the complex, the aide paused and pointed.

He and his aides also point to the tax breaks the wealthy would receive under Mr. Bush's plan.

A senior Democratic aide, however, pointed to past Senate votes against the drilling plan.

Aquino's aides pointed to Brown's nationality as evidence that Americans were not involved in her campaign.