"This is timely in that the Cox committee favored the approach we're taking," the official said.

The Cox committee, officials said, concluded that the shift was a mistake.

The Cox committee was never expected to delve so deeply into secrets of state.

The Cox committee said China may have obtained such documents, officials said.

Is Berger telling the public the same story he told the Cox committee under oath?

Almost eerily, the Cox committee stands brickbat-free as it moves off stage.

The Cox committee has performed an invaluable public service with its unsparing investigation.

Congress must continue investigating these issues of responsibility, taking care, as the Cox committee did, to avoid sensationalism and undue partisanship.

The Chinese government issued its own response to the Cox committee.

The Cox committee's deliberations built pressure within the government to revive the languishing W-88 investigation.

"This is timely in that the Cox committee favored the approach we're taking," the official said.

The Cox committee, officials said, concluded that the shift was a mistake.

The Cox committee was never expected to delve so deeply into secrets of state.

The Cox committee said China may have obtained such documents, officials said.

Is Berger telling the public the same story he told the Cox committee under oath?

Almost eerily, the Cox committee stands brickbat-free as it moves off stage.

The Cox committee has performed an invaluable public service with its unsparing investigation.

Congress must continue investigating these issues of responsibility, taking care, as the Cox committee did, to avoid sensationalism and undue partisanship.

The Cox committee wrote its report in late 1998, but it was not declassified and released until May 1999, after the case had broken into public view.

The Chinese government issued its own response to the Cox committee.