The administration withheld its announcement about the North Korean nuclear program until the day President Bush signed the resolution.

When Bogotá balked at signing an exemption from prosecution for American personnel, the administration withheld some aid and threatened to cut off $160 million more.

Although the State Department disputed the allegation, the administration in fact has withheld $195 million in funds to the organization.

The administration withheld news of the discharge of the soldiers until after the 1906 Congressional elections, so that the pro-Republican black vote would not be affected.

Another federal appeals panel is expected to soon rule on whether the administration can withhold the names of people arrested on immigration charges in connection with the Sept. 11 investigation.

The administration withheld judgment about whether to turn him over to Italy and rejected Palestinian demands for his release.

Ms. Matalin said the administration was withholding the list "on principle" to protect the participants' privacy.

The session quickly became a forum for senators to say the administration was withholding pertinent information about the decision.

From Rudolph W. Giuliani, whose administration so frequently withholds basic information from journalists, civic groups and elected officials that resorting to lawsuits has become routine.

The administration withheld resources from the department and initiated the closure on the grounds that its scholarship was of insufficient quality.