101.   Then reporters encircled him and began peppering him with questions about Whitman and his views on becoming acting governor.

102.   There are those who think the acting governor and the actor resemble each other.

103.   There had been speculation that she might leave the decision to State Sen. Donald DiFrancesco, a fellow Republican who would become acting governor upon her resignation.

104.   Though Cellucci could not be reached for comment directly, an aide said the acting governor wanted to make sure everyone in Massachusetts shares in the current prosperity.

105.   Tom Wilson, a spokesman for the acting governor, said DiFrancesco planned to meet with legislative leaders on Thursday to revise the budget.

106.   Twelve months later, the tax-cut bill does indeed stand as a testament to the Cellucci administration, though not in the way the acting governor intended.

107.   Voters who did not tune out were treated to a diet of death penalty, taxes, welfare, and teacher testing by Cellucci, the acting governor.

108.   When the governor of Massachusetts, Paul Cellucci, is confirmed as the U.S. ambassador to Canada, Lt. Gov. Jane Swift will become our first pregnant acting governor.

109.   Which was the line the acting governor took in an interview earlier this week.

110.   When Whitman left to become administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Senate President Donald T. DiFrancesco assumed the role of acting governor.