A wave of raised voices echoed around the chamber, some in fury, others decrying the destruction.

A government official involved in the security deliberations, echoing others, suggested that "basically nothing can satisfy" the police.

But she echoed several others in her wish that he had been included in the debates.

"It's a sign we're getting closer to the end of time," a seminary student says, echoing several others who spoke of signs of the apocalypse.

The survey also echoed others that show that consumers - unsurprisingly - would prefer not to pay for content online.

"Bush is a transparent man," said one former aide, echoing others who know him.

Ms. Jouzaitis echoed others when she drew a distinction between the psychological effect of military action abroad and another terrorist act at home.

"The general feeling is we'll believe it when we see it," one producer said, echoing several others.

"I would have attended," she said, echoing others who said they had not heard about it in time.

Mr. Simmons, echoing others, said he had wanted to see the skits to make up his own mind about the controversy they have generated.