111.   Officials had worried that anxious Democrats would begin to desert the vice president as the election controversy dragged on.

112.   Officials worry that the inevitable delays, coupled with the onset of summer heat, are a recipe for disaster.

113.   Officials worry that the mud, contaminated with organisms from raw sewage and farm manure, could create small and isolated outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness.

114.   Officials also worry that a falling yen will spread to other currencies in Asia, creating a contagion of currency depreciations in already fragile financial markets.

115.   Officials there worry about even modest cuts.

116.   Officials worried that rain and flooding could cause additional power outages as the storm moves west toward Laredo, Eagle Pass and Del Rio.

117.   Officials worried that so much pulverized produce, eggshells and coffee grinds would overload the sewer system.

118.   Officials worried that the river could crest in Laredo much sooner than expected, even by morning.

119.   Officials also worried about the size of the deployment.

120.   Officials also worry that Japan will be left behind as more countries open up their telecommunications markets and new technologies cut across national borders.