1.   Most modern versions of BASIC allow you to drop the LET statement.

2.   Other versions of BASIC allow you to choose the file number.

3.   A House version allows firing but would not require it.

4.   Both versions will allow multiple players to link up over a local computer network or the Internet.

5.   But a modified version allows states to charge tuition for children of illegal immigrants enrolled in elementary school if they want to go beyond sixth grade.

6.   But the House version would allow states to use different tests from district to district, making it impossible to determine whether any such gaps were being closed.

7.   But the Senate version would allow the states to disguise that gap with statistical trickery, leaving the status quo firmly in place.

8.   Critics contend that the Senate version would allow states to avoid sanctions if, say, middle-class white students do well while minority children lag far behind.

9.   Long-handled versions allow you to weed standing up.

10.   Moreover, the Hagel version would allow state parties, which are frequently the conduit for soft money, to continue collecting unlimited donations.