101.   Government officials say they believe that felons read the FALN decision as another signal that the president was unsheathing his clemency power.

102.   Gore attorney Jack Quinn hailed the decision as a victory for the individual voter.

103.   Harding has told friends that he will delay a decision as long as possible, in no small part to see whether Giuliani indeed stays in the race.

104.   Havana defended its decision as a matter of preserving order.

105.   He and Anatoly Chubais, another leading reformer, characterized the decision as a historic mistake that will have to be rectified someday.

106.   He described the decision as an act of justice.

107.   Gun control advocates, meanwhile, hailed the decision as a long-overdue change needed to keep guns out of the hands of children and criminals.

108.   He described the decision as a mutual one between Yankowski and the board.

109.   He and Weill, he said, are not making rash decisions as they try to move Citigroup forward.

110.   He said he made his final decision as he and his wife, Liz, flew from Washington to Burlington Wednesday night.