91.   Neither idea was well received, though the incidents were not the crux of the conflict, the sources said.

92.   NEMC physicians are not expected to have any ownership in a Columbia-owned hospital, sources said.

93.   Most people interviewed thought his questions rather inane, says the source, but still worried that it was a setup.

94.   Other bidders included Tufts Health Plans, based in Waltham, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Hampshire and Kaiser Permanente, sources said.

95.   Or so say sources who have never been wrong.

96.   Otherwise, Ullico, as the company is known, shies away from such risky deals, the source said.

97.   Police focused on Rapp after removing items from a burned dumpster outside his condominium, sources said.

98.   Police believe the intended target was Ingram, who had been known to associate with gangs through one of her boyfriends, a source said last night.

99.   Prominent boosters and school officials are putting together a deal to make Franchione one of the highest-paid coaches in college football, sources said Thursday.