1.  Any proceeds resulting from the underwriters' overallotment will be used to reduce debt and for general corporate purposes, the filing said.

2.  Deputy NBA commissioner Russ Granik said a schedule won't be available until after the deal is reduced to writing, which may take 7-10 days.

3.  Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott called on the Japanese government Wednesday to reconsider a proposal to reduce its financial support for U.S. troops stationed in Japan.

4.  Denmark, another euro outsider, also reduced its discount and repurchase rates by a quarter-point Thursday, though for different reasons.

5.  Dennis said that Kansas lawmakers had talked about using state money to reduce class sizes but that no measure had passed the Kansas House or Senate.

6.  Deficit hawks on Capitol Hill, though, want the money to reduce the federal deficit.

7.  DEFICIT-PROMISES (Manchester, N.H.) _ For a quarter-century, politicians have been coming to New Hampshire and talking about reducing the federal deficit.

8.  Defining a "dropout" Reducing dropout numbers is a complicated and time-consuming endeavor for schools.

9.  Cucumbers can become bitter when overripe or suffering from hot dry weather, but peeling reduces this.

10.  Deregulation advocates, though, are pleased that Congress is not abandoning the movement to reduce government controls.