During the investigation, which began in 2002, federal agents paid early-morning visits to the homes of retired executives, interviewed more than 100 current and former employees, and pored over boxes of Bristol-Myers documents.

They all rely on the early-morning visits of Mr. Cuomo, a traveling mozzarella maker.

Census takers also plan to make early-morning visits to train stations and other sites to interview the homeless.

The President spoke on national television tonight trying to rally grass-roots support, and he planned an early-morning visit to House Democrats on Wednesday.

One of the cases that turns up on her docket is the murder of June Eddgar, an aging antiwar activist who caught a bullet on an early-morning visit to the ghetto.

He made at least one unannounced early-morning visit to the home of one woman under the cover of his official position.

A family in Queens got an early-morning visit yesterday, but it wasn't Santa Claus who was sneaking into their house.

She had told Orlith all about her early-morning visit to High Reaches and received a serene absolution for her errand of mercy.

The bottom line: "Dogs never learn," said Ms. Ringler, who recalled making a early-morning visit to the office to retrieve a bottle of Skunk-Off after their own dog was skunked.

With over 1000 visitors daily, securing an early-morning visit is advisable.