It was Mr. Hannity's third interview with Ms. Palin since she became Mr. McCain's running mate six weeks ago.
"I was called back for a third interview with the same person, so I needed another suit," she said about the Manhattan company that eventually hired her.
He was called back for a third interview with MI5, who had a two-inch thick file on him and his family.
Both spoke on the condition of anonymity for their safety but provided consistent accounts in separate interviews, backed up by a third interview with their employer, Mr. Mangoush, who had also debriefed three other drivers kidnapped with them.
It was not until after his third interview with the police, on July 6, that officials were able to say they believed they understood the nature of the relationship between Mr. Condit and Ms. Levy and that Mr. Condit had answered all their questions about it.
He had a third interview with the presidential search committee at a hotel in New York several weeks ago, and was said to have performed well, but he has neither studied nor taught at Harvard, practically a prerequisite for the job.
