91.   Public school teachers Monday rejected government pleas to end a nearly three-week strike and said they were sticking to their demands for more money.

92.   Singapore rejects plea to postpone execution of Filipino maid Flor Contemplacion, convicted of double murder.

93.   Smaller Arab states have already rejected pleas from Syria by moving toward links with Israel.

94.   The Criminal Cases Review Commission has examined the case and rejected a plea to refer it back to the Appeal Court.

95.   The court in Ho Chi Minh City rejected pleas for clemency Saturday from Tran Van Thuan and Huynh Te Cam.

96.   The court also rejected defense pleas to release the three remaining defendants in prison, according to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

97.   The government rejected their pleas for clemency Tuesday.

98.   The FEC rejected a plea by Hagelin to obtain those funds.

99.   The factions have rejected repeated pleas by the United Nations for an end to the conflict and formation of a broad-based government.

100.   The historic step rejects the pleas of tobacco-growing states whose officials lobbied for a softer approach.