91.  But his boss, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kozo Igarashi, who is also the official spokesman for the national government, rushed to the defence of the military.

92.  But an official spokesman, contacted by AFP, denied the charge.

93.  But official spokesmen have insisted he is in good health.

94.  Counting of the millions of votes cast in crucial Indian state elections began Friday, and the first results were expected any time, an official spokesman said.

95.  Dissident petitions submitted to the Chinese parliament calling for sweeping democratic reforms have no chance of being tabled before deputies, an official spokesman indicated Saturday.

96.  Egypt and China signed an anti-terrorist agreement during a visit to Beijing by an Egyptian security delegation, an official spokesman said here Saturday.

97.  Fighting is still raging in southern Sudan between government troops and Ugandan-backed rebels, an official spokesman said Friday.

98.  The official CFC spokesman told AFP he was not in a position to confirm the Yonhap reports.

99.  The official spokesman for Prime Minister Tony Blair said work to transform the network would begin in six to eight weeks.

100.  The official spokesman said elite paramilitary bodyguards -- known as the Black Cats -- guarding the Gandhi family home in the heart of Delhi would closely vet the guests.