1.   Another Russian immigrant lawmaker, Yuli Edelstein, said the vote should send a message to Hafez Assad, the Syrian president.

2.   Assemblyman Bernie Richter, R-Chico, said the vote sends a much different message.

3.   Assemblyman Kevin Shelley, D-San Francisco said the vote sent an important message that the Legislature will protect the health of Californians.

4.   At the same moment, he acknowledged that the message the vote sent would be a confused one.

5.   Boxer said she hopes the Senate vote would send a strong message to Bush and stir up public pressure on Bush.

6.   A number of House members said the vote would send a strong message to Mexico to clean up the corruption that has fueled the drug trade.

7.   A two-thirds Senate vote would send the amendment to the states for ratification.

8.   But board members and other union leaders said the vote sends an important signal.

9.   But the vote for Katsav sent a clear message that the going would be tough.

10.   But withholding votes will send a clear message to the board, they said.