1.   Amateur Gary Birch Jr. found his ball under the cash register Friday and needed relief from a rules official to salvage a bogey.

2.   A low-pressure system from the north is sending a train of storms into Los Angeles, bringing much-needed relief from a La Nina-dry winter.

3.   But on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden, he came within two minutes of providing the New York Rangers with much-needed relief.

4.   Clinton said his own proposal of targeted tax cuts for the middle class would provide needed relief while also keeping the economy and needed programs strong.

5.   Either measure could give some much-needed relief to Weirton Steel.

6.   For folks like Roberts, a vice president for Corporate Tele-Data, the Internet has provided some much-needed relief.

7.   McMillan also will provide needed relief for Gary Payton at the point.

8.   New orders would bring much-needed relief to U.S. exporters facing mounting competition from abundant crops in Argentina, Canada and Australia.

9.   Rains of up to an inch forecast for the Midwest this weekend would provide much-needed relief.

10.   That weaker yen alone provides much needed relief for Japanese exporters, whose products become cheaper overseas and whose repatriation profits become larger.