21.   But lately, she said, she had been frustrated by how difficult it had been to get in touch with state prosecutors in the case.

22.   But the agreement was not endorsed by state prosecutors.

23.   But security surrounding Val-Pak coupons is nowhere near as tight, federal and state prosecutors have discovered.

24.   But state prosecutors declined to endorse the deal and persuaded a judge to hold off approval until they can review it.

25.   But to build any kind of criminal case, state prosecutors would have to investigate each allegation of abuse individually to determine the specific facts and circumstances.

26.   Cole County Prosecutor Richard Callahan, past president of the state prosecutors association, said the Missouri Supreme Court would soon end any confusion.

27.   Concerned whether Gingrich intentionally misled the House ethics committee, Hulshof, a former state special prosecutor, interrogated the speaker for a few minutes.

28.   District Attorney Charles Hynes was the special state prosecutor in the cases spawned by the attack.

29.   Earlier this week, the chief state prosecutor of Maryland dropped criminal wiretap charges against Tripp, concluding the only criminal case against a major figure in the scandal.

30.   Federal prosecutors argue that such securities cases are better handled at their level, while state prosecutors contend that they, too, aggressively pursue such crimes.