101.   Eric Morse of Montpelier, Vermont, surprised race officials by placing second.

102.   Foreign Ministry spokesman Shen Guofang said China was opposed to any official contacts or relations with Taiwan officials by countries that have diplomatic ties with Beijing.

103.   He dazzled church officials by receiving them at his estate, by paying for tickets on the Concorde, by offering them rides on his private jet.

104.   He had angered communist officials by performing a choral work that contained passages from the Bible.

105.   He made his demands in a cassette tape delivered to officials by a magazine editor.

106.   He earlier upset South Korean ruling party officials by accusing them of interfering in personnel appointments in his ministry.

107.   His case has been raised with Russian officials by Secretary of State Colin Powell.

108.   His main challenger surprised election officials by claiming widespread fraud.

109.   However, British officials conceded they may have offended government officials by not scheduling the government meeting first.

110.   In another development, a Palestinian Prisoner support group condemned the arrest of a Palestinian official by Israeli security forces.