101.  Any Senate Judiciary Committee member can block a nominee with a "hold," but this is rarely done if a president of the same party objects.

102.  Any show about Freud, but especially one containing his materials, glorifies him because this is in the nature of monographic exhibitions.

103.  Derek Lowe of Boston took off this season.

104.  Derek Lowe ripping through the early innings like he's this season's best right-hander and Eric Gagne commanding the ninth like, no, he is.

105.  Derek Schiller, vice president for business development, said he had received a proposal from Elite this summer.

106.  Dergarabedian believes the presence of hip-hop superstar DMX will draw urban audiences, saying that "people shouldn't underestimate this movie."

107.  Degan "asserts that this claim of misconduct was an excuse for terminating him because of his sexual orientation," Cohen observed.

108.  DeGeneres learned this the hard way after her ABC comedy was more concerned with her character coming out than being funny.

109.  Degree in hand, Streete-Thompson hopes to prove that this theory of vulnerability applies to long-jumping as well as politics.

110.  Dehydrated, Padilla spent two days hooked to an intravenous tube this week.