But as the date for submitting the package has drawn closer, officials have settled on a somewhat higher figure, divided roughly between spending and tax breaks.

(These officials also settled disputes and checked on Tuvan chiefs.)

Some two million Nationalist soldiers and officials settled on Taiwan, where they were bitterly resented by many local people.

Iraqi officials also settled a lingering question on Saturday, saying people in insurgent trouble spots could not vote outside their own provinces.

Meanwhile, some officials settled down to lunch in the cafeteria, leaving their pistols on the table, next to plates of beans and sausage.

The force could grow to 5,000 soldiers, military officials said, but will probably settle at about 4,500 troops.

What would the officials settle for?

Corrections experts say the record is extraordinary, since prisoners rarely win such cases and officials rarely settle them.

Only in the last few weeks have officials settled on the 20 percent figure, which had been a closely held secret within the administration.

The three officials settled separate charges of securities law violations without admitting or denying guilt.