For all their restraint, White House advisers telephoned reporters late this evening to ask what they had learned about Ms. Lewinsky's testimony.

A spokeswoman for Robert Bass telephoned reporters yesterday to point out that he was not part of the sale.

At the same time, his office telephoned reporters, inviting them to an urgent news conference at 2 P.M. about the two districts.

A short time later, Mr. McCain telephoned reporters and said: "I misspoke.

Archer-Daniels then telephoned reporters and urged them to call the Justice Department.

When the policemen stepped outside to meet the van, he said, the dissidents closed the door and telephoned Western reporters.

His aides telephoned reporters in advance to make sure they would be around to cover it.

He has telephoned reporters from jail.

When his appointment ran into trouble, Foreign Service officers telephoned reporters anonymously to complain about his imperious behavior on Congressional trips.

As he telephoned Palestinian reporters to urge them to publish a correction of his story, another doctor offered his own perspective.