91.  Department of Transportation officials and industry leaders have publicly thanked Ephraimson.

92.  Department of Transportation officials report that stranded motorists make 110,000 calls a month from the roadside phones.

93.  Department of Transportation officials said that motorists should expect similar delays Friday, though they are likely to be confined to the East Side.

94.  Department of Transportation officials, however, say the new road may relax rather than exacerbate the problem by giving truckers easier access to the turnpike.

95.  Department officials also kept a second set of records _ detailed, computerized time sheets that clocked overtime hours.

96.  Department officials are meeting with brokers on the issue later this month.

97.  Department officials asked the court to bar the protesters from coming within 60 feet of the clinic's grounds.

98.  Department officials call it near-retirement syndrome.

99.  Department officials conceded they did not know how much of the 25 million pounds remained uneaten.

100.  Department officials declined requests for interviews, as did others at the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Treasury Department, saying that the matter was still being discussed.