1.   Brooks talked by telephone several times with Judge Jones and with Gary Redding, acting commissioner of the state Department of Human Resources, which oversees DFCS.

2.   Hirschbeck talked by telephone from Boston, where he worked the Red Sox-Yankees series.

3.   On another obstacle, the question of water rights in the West Bank, Peres and Arafat talked by telephone with U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher.

4.   Sauder and Isakson talked by telephone Saturday.

5.   Shannon talked by telephone recently during a break while taping an upcoming guest appearance on MTV in New York.

6.   The night before the trade center attack, the sisters talked by telephone.

7.   The two sides talked by telephone today, said Tony Cervone, a Chrysler spokesman.

8.   Today, Gore talked by telephone with the presidents of Mexico and Chile, and he was to meet with the foreign minister of Japan, administration officials said.

9.   Owners George Steinbrenner of the Yankees and Peter Angelos of the Orioles talked by telephone Wednesday before the teams played at night.

10.   A White House spokesman confirmed that Bush talked by telephone from Air Force One with Chretien on Monday.