1.   Back in Missouri, legislators want to avoid the same pitfalls.

2.   A pacifier that some state legislators want to take away.

3.   A state legislator wanted to decriminalize adultery, but beat a hasty retreat when voters warned him they considered his proposal an affront to family values.

4.   But with nationwide municipal elections scheduled for October, legislators want to be generous to win favor with voters, not to keep belts tightened.

5.   Even before the terrorist attacks, some legislators wanted to prohibit people with concealed handgun licenses from carrying their pistols into the Capitol.

6.   Facing re-election, legislators did not want to risk opposing Putin and prompting Yeltsin to dissolve parliament and call early elections.

7.   Giving federal power over big-money matters back to the states seems likely to raise the prices state legislators want for their votes.

8.   In short, these legislators want to legislate rather than follow orders, a reasonable request for anyone serious about the job of public servant.

9.   In turn, many legislators do not want to see slot machines spread throughout the state.

10.   It got that way because legislators wanted to account for every situation and be fair to everyone.