21.   And the most recently enacted statewide anti-bias bills, in Rhode Island and Minnesota, were signed into law by Republican governors.

22.   And out in the states, Republican governors like Tommmy G. Thompson of Wisconsin echoed their cheers.

23.   And Republican governors such as Meldrim Thompson, John Sununu and Stephen Merrill have won elections by promising to stave off proposals for new statewide taxes.

24.   And the popular Republican governor, who had talked about running for a third term and was favored to beat Kennedy, said he wanted the job.

25.   And they are being courted by a coalition led by a former Republican governor, Kay Orr.

26.   And the White House itself is now under a heavy lobbying effort by Republican governors to change the testing methods required of states under the bill.

27.   Another southern state, Alabama, threw out its incumbent Republican governor, Fob James, in favor of Democrat Lt. Gov. Don Siegelman.

28.   Another Republican governor, George Ryan of Illinois, has announced a moratorium, pending an investigation of the judicial system.

29.   Another Republican, former Gov. Lamar Alexander, noted that the state had had only two Republican senators and four Republican governors in its history.

30.   Another Republican, former Gov. Lamar Alexander, noted that the state had had only two Republican senators and four Republican governors in this century.