A committee official, Michael Moran, said a new training center is the last thing it needs.

But committee officials would not say how much they intended to raise or spend.

Some scientists and Olympic committee officials believe genetic engineering in sports is a decade away.

The memorial fund is still several hundred thousand dollars short of its goal, committee officials said.

It is also looking at corporate governance, committee officials have said.

He appeared to be seeking a symbolic vote of confidence among senior committee officials.

They usually remain there for four or five weeks at a time, then take a month off, committee officials have said.

The committee officials had planned to have each Senator first address the panel, in alphabetical order.

Although some of the candidates were wary, all left the door open to further discussions, committee officials said.

Records and interviews show that other committee officials were involved in raising money sent directly to candidates.