1.   But requests for various forms of taxpayer assistance certainly will come later, Johnson said.

2.   Even the richest teams in the biggest markets demand and get taxpayer assistance to build new stadiums and arenas, or greatly upgrade old ones.

3.   He says he has issued taxpayer assistance orders against operations people in the Oakland office.

4.   Taxpayer assistance for such a humanitarian fund is an unpopular proposition in Switzerland.

5.   After an initial burst of federal aid, the Bush administration and some lawmakers are tapping the brakes on taxpayer assistance to groups seeking help after the terrorist attacks.