81.   Bush has made news in recent weeks by seeming to put distance between himself and Republican leaders in Congress.

82.   But a critical report issued this week by the state health commissioner faulted Mount Sinai for lapses that can only be described as frightening.

83.   But an indication of the tough decisions that lie ahead was given this week by Asa Hutchinson, the administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

84.   Bush added to the momentum this week by indicating for the first time he might sign it.

85.   But he also said his spirits were buoyed slightly that week by an informal lesson he got from one of his peers, Bob Murphy.

86.   But employees told investigators that services deteriorated to little more than social activities, as a report in The Times this week by Dan Barry and Katherine Finkelstein suggests.

87.   But he also faces possible impeachment this week by his communist-controlled legislature, which has stationed itself at the head of the anti-American charge.

88.   But internal Microsoft electronic-mail messages released this week by the Justice Department seem to cast doubt on these defense arguments.

89.   But it was consistent with the comments in recent weeks by many of the regional Fed bank presidents, who tend to take a hard line on inflation.

90.   But that attempt was narrowly rebuffed this week by the Hesse legislature.