1.  Any piece of art with a flag in it is going to generate some kind of response, mostly because the flag itself is art.

2.  Defensive lineman Henry Thomas gave it some thought, then mowed the notion down like a patch of tall weeds beneath a John Deere.

3.  Defensive slipups and costly home runs have eroded some of the Giants' confidence, on the eve of their biggest series of the season.

4.  Defensively, a unit once considered one of the best in the AFC has some work to do before it regains that status.

5.  Defensively, he and Rogers will be matched up against some of the league's top scorers, so that aspect must improve.

6.  Defensively, his chest-to-chest style has helped shut down some of the game's best shooting guards.

7.  Defensively, there might be some decline, because last year's defensive coordinator Vince Tobin is now the Arizona coach.

8.  Deputy District Attorney Lauren Weis said some parents refused to cooperate with investigators, but she declined to elaborate.

9.  Deputy Police Commissioner Robert Mitchell said some protesters wore masks while damaging businesses during the World Trade Organization talks in Seattle last fall.

10.  Deputy Secretary Kenneth W. Dam said at a news conference that with some exceptions, finance, commerce and banking in the United States were all operating smoothly.