101.   Butler similarly brushed off such calls for his ouster, saying the reports were too erroneous to support any such moves.

102.   Chavez had previously brushed off the date, arguing that the democratic governments that followed were riddled with corruption.

103.   China on Tuesday brushed off the electoral success in Australia of the One Nation party, saying its anti-Asian views would not become popular.

104.   Choir mistress Iris Stevenson brushed off royal protocol to give Charles a hug as she had on their last meeting.

105.   Engineer Wood brushed off suggestions that Diana diced with danger in courting the media.

106.   Estrada, whose closest rival is ruling party candidate Jose de Venecia, has brushed off frequent accusations he is unfit for the presidency because of his colorful past.

107.   Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who has survived a series of assassination plots and attempts, brushed off an attack Monday that left him grazed and the assailant dead.

108.   French President Jacques Chirac brushed off reports of differences with Italy over European monetary union as he met Friday with the Italian premier.

109.   Gen. Wesley Clark brushed off repeated questions on when Americans might expect to see the peacekeeping troops brought home for good.

110.   Giuliani brushed off a question about whether he would marry Judith Nathan, whose relationship with him made tabloid headlines as his marriage to Donna Hanover crumbled.