This week, Mr. Ashcroft changed the attorney general's surveillance guidelines, which will allow special agents in charge of field offices to begin criminal investigations without the express approval of headquarters.
After the verdict, Ms. Gonzalez, in the press room of Police Headquarters, expressed her satisfaction.
Documents released yesterday by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which is investigation the Enron collapse, show that an auditor in Andersen's Chicago headquarters expressed deep concerns as far back as December 1999 about accounting practices at Enron.
About 50 parents, teachers and students protested yesterday in front of the Board of Education headquarters, expressing anger that the board had not renewed the contract of a popular district superintendent in south Brooklyn.
Members of the group, the New York City Coalition Against Police Brutality, held a news conference outside Police Headquarters to express their frustration.
"We're getting maybe a few businessmen and a few students," said Idris Ahmed, a supervisor at Ace Travel's "visa express" desk at its headquarters in Riyadh.
At about that time, Terry J. Sicilia, a chapter director in Denver, wrote a letter to a senior vice president at headquarters to express his disappointment in Healy's leadership since Sept. 11.
Mr. Gunn also plans to consolidate Amtrak's three railroad operating divisions -- Intercity, Northeast Corridor and Amtrak West -- and its mail and express business at company headquarters in Washington.
The attack on Harqous drew widespread condemnation from journalists, politicians and press freedom organizations, with scores gathering in front of the news channel's headquarters to express solidarity with the Future TV organization.
Carroll also said, "You shouldn't underestimate the power of repeatedly expressed opinions from corporate headquarters.
