1.   At the news conference, however, Giuliani barely mentioned the nettlesome stadium issue.

2.   At least the Mets have addressed their stadium issue.

3.   Bledsoe never saw the stadium issue as a distraction to the team.

4.   A compromise was eventually reached that will keep Meigs open for at least five years, but the stadium issue has not been resolved.

5.   But in order to make it work, the stadium issue has to be solved.

6.   But retaining players will be difficult with the stadium issue and a dwindling fan base.

7.   But the plan requires the approval of the City Council, whose Speaker, Peter F. Vallone, wants to put the stadium issue to a public vote.

8.   But the stadium issue will clearly remain a sticking point.

9.   But the state was mired in recession and Colorado Springs voters had recently voted down a stadium bond issue.

10.   Chief operating officer Andy Wasynczuk has been buried with stadium issues.