White House officials, who did not contest Mr. Donaldson's report, said the President's remarks did not signal a change in American policy.

Mr. Bush's remarks may signal a halting emergence from a mind-set that, by his own acknowledgment, was set by 9/11.

The actor's brooding glances and blunt remarks signal a tactical genius as aware of his impending mortality as he is of his addiction to power.

As her campaign for re-election continues to suffer from questions over the $450,000 loan, Ms. Holtzman's remarks signaled a changing strategy.

"But this remark signals a potential shift in the way the Fed sees itself."

Still, the remarks by Ms. Messinger's two opponents signaled that neither of them intends to give her a free ride in the months ahead.

Mr. Cohen said the remarks did not signal a widening split between the United States and Saudi Arabia.

The remarks signaled a decisive slowdown in the program of economic restructuring instituted by China's senior leader, Deng Xiaoping.

His remarks signaled that he was not willing to endorse proposed changes that had been under negotiation within the Administration for months.

Alan Greenspan's remarks in Congress signaled that the central bank was poised to raise interest rates if inflation accelerated.