The secretary made quite clear that our goal is to have the smallest footprint possible that was consistent with a need to achieve the mission,

The secretary condemns in the strongest possible terms today's terrorist attack and expects Chairman Arafat to do so as well.

We want to make it clear to the U.N. Secretary-General ( Kofi Annan ) himself that those sites are well-defined.

We've said all along that our goal was to get a more national footprint for the league. But we've always wanted to do it the right way - by going to the right places with stable ownership, solid arena deals and proven basketball markets. We feel sure we're moving in the right direction.

The game would be in the footprint of Conference USA.

We've been very clear, the president, the secretary of state and others have made it very clear that the United States has no plans to invade or attack North Korea.