21.  Although his team had lost, somewhat convincingly, he believed the competition had won.

22.  Deputy Mayor Joseph Lhota said that Gilmore had got the mayor's message all wrong.

23.  Deputy Postmaster General John Nolan said the letter cited by Morris had been removed from the system, sealed and tested for anthrax by the FBI.

24.  Deputy President Thabo Mbeki said the Cabinet had given them a standing ovation after the "very moving" testimony and would consider the request for funds.

25.  Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz of Iraq and Secretary-General Kofi Annan had no time to celebrate.

26.  Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott, the U.S. representative, said there had been "good talks," but refused further comment.

27.  Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said that combining a low inflation rate with investment-led economic expansion had played "an important part in our success."

28.  Denise Cardenas, who was 2 of 10 from 3-point range, had eight points.

29.  Denise Pointer had just turned in with her dentist husband, Gary Pointer, when they were thrown from their beds.

30.  Denise Rich, meanwhile, had embraced her task.