1.  Any pesticide is by definition a poison and can be dangerous if the directions on the label are not followed to the letter.

2.  Any policy that counts on Russia's remaining in its humiliating position, following in the American wake, is doomed to defeat.

3.  Any politically unpopular cut in the Livret A rate now would probably have to be followed by an increase some time next year.

4.  Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage will be in the region this week, followed by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

5.  Deputy White House Chief of Staff Harold Ickes, supervisor of political operations, insisted there were no "sighs of relief" following Powell's decision.

6.  Dennis Nielsen, an R.J. Steichen analyst who follows 47xNavarre, said the stock is very thinly traded.

7.  DeFilippo said there have been some "crank" calls, but "everything is being analyzed for its value and being followed up."

8.  DeFrantz is an unabashed American -- which likely will hurt her chances amid some anti-American IOC sentiment following Salt Lake City -- and an unabashed Olympic supporter.

9.  Cubans who reach the United States will be interned while application for asylum is assessed, Reno said in a briefing following Clinton's East Room appearance.

10.  Derek Anderson followed suit and soon the Celtics didn't look like one of the best teams in the league at protecting against 3-pointers.