21.   But states without the death penalty often have noticeably different homicide rates than states that are similar in other ways.

22.   But states without punitive damages would not have to allow them.

23.   But they believe a hand recount in Palm Beach County could give Gore enough new votes to win the state without resorting to court challenges.

24.   But traders simply sold power to neighboring states without caps, a strategy detailed in the Enron memos.

25.   Critics argue that the congressional efforts are heavy-handed and that issues of juvenile justice should be left to the states without federal interference.

26.   Critics assert that the bill shoves vast new responsibilities onto the states without adequate money to fulfill them.

27.   Cut loose by computer modems and fax machines, urban professionals have flocked to Wyoming, a state without personal or corporate income taxes.

28.   Departing from his normal campaign practice, McCain flew on a separate plane to his home state without the media and was unavailable for comment.

29.   Even in states without legislation, some safeguards on office surgery exist, but they are voluntary.

30.   Even the states without such parochial agendas are sending out mixed signals.