21.  Any player would be crazy not to want to be in a situation like Cleveland or New York.

22.  Any player would have to be crazy to not want to be a part of that.

23.  Any pleas Tucker might make based on her turning her life over to God apparently will not carry much weight with some parole board members.

24.  Deputy Mayor Ben Austin said the demographic shifts should not be seen in a negative light.

25.  Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro said that the city's Work Experience Program, the largest welfare employment initiative in the country, was not intended to replace permanent workers.

26.  Deputy Mayor Rudy Washington also would not respond to questions because of the pending litigation.

27.  Deputy Sheriff Steve Davis said federal authorities have traced the pistol and the carbine to their original owners, but have not tracked subsequent sales.

28.  Deputy Solicitor General Paul D. Clement, arguing for the federal government on the maritime commission's behalf, was not spared the justices' skeptical questioning.

29.  Denise Rich and Dozoretz were "emphatically not, in my view, determinative or even central to my efforts," Quinn said.

30.  Denizens of Martha's Vineyard, relax: President Clinton and his family are not taking their vacation there this year.