91.  A top HUD official also has been looking into the matter.

92.  A top official said the White House and Pentagon were seriously concerned about the possibility of widespread disorder and killing.

93.  A top Vatican official, Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, was at the time on a rare public visit to Beijing to attend a conference.

94.  A top Bush administration official said he welcomed the congressional findings.

95.  A top Israeli military official snorted at that argument.

96.  A top official of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, however, said the accident was serious enough to lead Japan to reconsider its nuclear power policy.

97.  A top official of Towers Financial, the New York bill collecting company, pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges.

98.  A top Vatican official said Monday that the Holy See would reconsider its ties with Taiwan in order to secure better relations with China.

99.  A top Indian official said a loosening of rules that force visitors to report to police on either side will be announced within weeks.

100.  A top Kabila official made the same assertions on Wednesday about the rebels.