1.  Attorney General Janet Reno ranked sixth despite the fact that the Justice Department is traditionally considered one of the top four Cabinet departments.

2.  But even as he announced the new drive, Safir said he would not favor city residents for top department posts.

3.  But the structure of rewards in a field in which top departments are constantly jostling for prestige favors cleverness and originality, not political correctness of any stripe.

4.  But top department officials later said those findings were unofficial.

5.  Claire and other top department heads have been given three-year contracts.

6.  The names of the cops who shot the boys have not been disclosed and top department officials have not publicly explained the shooting.

7.  There were protests and organized flunking of training courses, and top department officials threatened to transfer firefighters who were obstructionist.

8.  But by granting education the biggest percentage budget increase of any top department, Bush was demonstrating public schools remain his top priority, his aides said.

9.  Some top department aides have praised the organization, he said.

10.  Top department officials traveling with Secretary of State Colin Powell said they were unfamiliar with contents of the report.