1.   Maybe he thought he could rebuff the attack and prove the computer overextended.

2.   U.S. helicopters helped rebuff the attack and spirited Karzai to safety in Pakistan.

3.   Police officers rebuffed the attack on their own within two hours, and two officers were killed, said Achkhoi-Martan administration chief Ruslan Akhtakhanov.

4.   Premier Sergei Kiriyenko stressed Monday that Russia needs money from the International Monetary Fund to stabilize the ruble and rebuff speculative attacks.

5.   The exercise will involve the guarding, defense and escorting of refugees and peacekeeping cargo, as well as rebuffing attacks by bandits, according to Coo.

6.   The Floral Trade Council, a coalition of U.S. growers, urged President Clinton to rebuff any attacks on the tariffs.

7.   UPDATES with Chechen claims of rebuffing attack on Bamut,