1.   And as lawmakers begin drafting the legislation, they are facing some unforgiving arithmetic.

2.   And lawmakers must seriously begin work on a budget for next year.

3.   And now with Humphrey out of office local anti-smoking groups find themselves without an important ally just as lawmakers begin to discuss how to spend the tobacco money.

4.   Any settlement arrangement that included increased federal regulation of immunity would require congressional approval, and already various lawmakers were beginning to announce positions on the issue.

5.   As a result of those concerns and others, lawmakers have begun considering four proposals that would replace or modify Robin Hood.

6.   A truce, reached this week, allowed Shuster to bring up his more generous measure next year -- just as lawmakers begin campaigning for re-election.

7.   After the United States and Vietnam exchanged ambassadors last year and the United States reclaimed the building, visiting U.S. lawmakers began asking for tours.

8.   But that was later canceled after the House adjourned for the weekend and lawmakers immediately began to return to their districts.

9.   But these days, with welfare reform a pressing state and national issue, key lawmakers are beginning to listen.

10.   But, some lawmakers have begun to object to the idea of committing any troops under any circumstances to Kosovo.