Three officials from the Federation's immigration department were hearing his case.

We now have a few weeks in which elected officials can cool off and hear from the people they serve.

American officials did not hear about the news conference until the next day.

Isn't the public better served when elected officials hear the testimony firsthand?

Most officials, not to mention the public, haven't heard of it, or anything about the whole affair.

What these officials have heard, though, comes with no guarantees.

An official hears his wife's name and "takes the sort of action one might least expect."

The official was standing very close to me, shouting so all could hear.

Local officials, in turn, have heard the grumbling of their constituents.

In public hearings on the bridge plan, officials heard few complaints about the ferry service.