General Liu's aide, a colonel, had stressed what an honor it was.

But aides stressed that changes to their current intentions could occur.

But congressional aides stressed that most defense programs are won or lost in subcommittee meetings.

But an aide to Mr. Markey stressed today that the lawmaker had no interest in blocking the deal.

On Friday, if anyonemissed the mayor's radio program, his aides stressed that it was because the host was on vacation.

Mr. Ashcroft and his aides have stressed repeatedly that the department's career attorneys are being left to run the investigation free of political hindrance.

On the plane, his aides stressed that privately he had confronted the Russians on human-rights issues.

His aides stress that the contest will "not be decided for months", and due to the electoral arithmetic they are probably correct.

Seeking to counter that assertion, the governor's aides stressed that he, in fact, supported the concept of making these drugs available.

One Congressional aide stressed that the information had not been confirmed.