51.   But the mayor said he considers it his responsibility to insure that the department is equipped and deployed well.

52.   But the mayor said he wanted to go even further.

53.   But the mayor said Saturday that he stood by his decision not to make taxpayers carry the cost of an observance.

54.   But the mayor said that those figures, and even the current MLS statistics, were deceptively low.

55.   But the mayor said that when he called the safety board, he was told that this was not true.

56.   But the mayor said the city was careful not to use video surveillance too liberally.

57.   But the mayor said the intent was nothing of the kind.

58.   But the mayor said the Mexico transfer, while reducing the deer population by half, is not the end of the problem.

59.   But the mayors say that for too many years, the gun makers and the National Rifle Association have controlled the state legislatures and Congress as well.

60.   But Wednesday the mayor said the same thing.