101.  A top official at the Federal Reserve, which regulates many banks, indicated Clinton would get support for his efforts.

102.  A top Patriot official denies the water-bottle episode ever happened.

103.  A top Time Warner official today confirmed that stalled talks between Time Warner, TCI and Turner have resumed as part of a broader plan.

104.  A top White House official on race issues said the federal government and individual police departments should be doing far more to prevent minority officers from being shot.

105.  A veteran umpire, who insisted on anonymity, said the top officials always know where coaches are sitting so they can watch the communication between players and coaches.

106.  About two years ago, Halliburton executives were having trouble getting a face-to-face meeting with a top official in tiny, oil-rich Qatar.

107.  According to the federal complaint, Gilmer worked for the White House Communications Agency, which handles the phone system used by President Clinton and other top federal officials.

108.  According to the letter, top U.S. officials including Morgenthau were deeply concerned with the activities of these Swiss banks.

109.  Abdullah said he would push other Arab leaders to back his peace plan, according to a top European Union official who met with him Wednesday in Saudi Arabia.

110.  Abu Rdeini said that the delegation was expected to be headed by Faisal Husseini, the top PLO official in Jerusalem.