American officials did not explain why they never brought charges.

"We were not about to have the president make a call and be told no," one official explained.

Officials here could not explain why they were kept in isolation.

And for the first time, officials must explain why they spent more than was approved in the budget at the beginning of the year.

"Hunter is simply not a big science school," one official explained.

No other state has taken this step, and officials explain that the bill is an experiment to be reviewed after three years.

Officials explained that investigations take time, and cases are hard to prove.

Or as one official explained, "it might drive riders away."

"There's no narrative," explained an official who asked not to be named.

Officials in Washington did not explain how they would go about attaining this goal.