Both Williams and a spokesman for the university refused comment.

Members of her family contacted for this article refused comment, insisting the issue was a private matter.

Employees reached at the church by telephone last night refused comment.

Asked those questions, Army spokesmen refused comment, saying the matter was under investigation.

Williams refused comment today as he left the team's practice facility.

Officially, the department refused comment other than to report that an investigation of the incident was under way.

Probert, as is his style, has refused comment on the matter.

But when asked if the mass market issue had led to her departure, Gordon refuses comment.

The question came up this morning and I refused comment.

Last night, a Pentagon official refused comment on the arrests.