1.  Denman was one of the racing personalities who fought for 1992 rule changes that gave California the nation's toughest prohibitions on abusive whipping.

2.  Dennis Borba, who lays claim to the Velcro concept, is not sentimental about fighting bulls; he considers them lucky.

3.  Dennis Pendleton, branch chief for cooperative fire protection at the Forest Service in Washington, said on Thursday that 5,340 firefighters are actively fighting blazes across the West.

4.  Denver attorney Thomas Kelley, representing the Denver Post and the Boulder Daily Camera, said he will fight the motion.

5.  Defiant students and faculty members told the regents that they would continue to fight for affirmative action.

6.  Cubachallenged Washington to sign an agreement establishing cooperation between the countries to fight the drug trade, but did not promise to turn over the suspect.

7.  Derek Shea will fight at 126 pounds while his twin brotherFrank will avoid him at 130.

8.  Derian Hatcher fought the Blues' Shayne Corson after he punched Grant Ledyard in St. Louis during the preseason.

9.  DE-INVENTING THE WHEEL (600 words) FROM LONGEVITY MAGAZINE By PEGGY NOONAN As if we didn't have enough environmental enemies to fight already.

10.  Del Vecchio has fought his way from an orphanage to become one of his country's most revered business leaders.