Rather than expressing glee at the latest indictment, Mr. Traficant's most dedicated opponents are already looking beyond him as another symptom of the problem, hardly the heart of the matter.

Republicans expressed glee today at the prospect of waging a campaign to have Mr. Clinton oust Mr. Magaziner and saddle him with paying the penalty.

They talk about their craft and their fear of exposure, and they express conspiratorial glee at Matt's malleability.

Some Democratic officials also expressed glee that questions about White House influence peddling seemed to be emerging as a major political story of 2002.

In fact, politicians embraced it, some expressing glee at the chance to confront the suspects here.

Sal Ruffino, whose family has operated Connie's Pizza in the shopping center since 1959 and who said losses would have forced him to close within six months, expressed cautious glee.

The protesters, who are occasionally dispersed by tear gas, expressed glee at the chance to become neighbors of Venezuela's elite.

Prosecutors produced an assortment of conversations, speeches and e-mail messages in which group members expressed glee in the violent attacks, often using the word "we" to claim credit for them.

Although Mr. Capeci oversees the site and can express glee at adding a new bit of found code, "he has not embraced cyberspace," Mr. Hairston said.

Despite this, at least half of Lassiter's callers during his first three hours believed every word he told them and expressed absolute glee at having won $50,000 for doing nothing but calling a radio show.