101.   Outside the court, the prosecutor told reporters that the judge had rejected the blasphemy charge made by the defense last week.

102.   A Belfast judge rejects plans for a new restaurant featuring whip-toting waitresses dressed as English schoolgirls.

103.   A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a temporary restraining order seeking to block provisions of a new state law that could lead to abolishment of the county sheriff system.

104.   A federal judge rejected her claim.

105.   A federal judge rejected the Bush injunction request, and his team was deciding whether to appeal.

106.   A circuit judge on Friday rejected a Republican request to halt the hand counting in Broward County.

107.   A Delaware judge has rejected efforts by fugitive financier Giancarlo Parretti to dictate his bail conditions before he surrenders to state authorities.

108.   A Dublin judge rejected bail applications Wednesday from three suspected Irish Republican Army dissidents accused of plotting attacks in neighboring Northern Ireland.

109.   A judge again rejected an appeal Monday to consider the health of a U.S. businessman accused of espionage, a decision the defense attorney said violated Russian law.

110.   A federal judge rejected the request, and Bush was deciding whether to appeal.