11.   But in its response, the Bush campaign said the justices did not have the power under law to rule on the standards for counting ballots.

12.   But in a response to the court the Bush campaign said the justices did not have the power under law to rule on the standards for counting ballots.

13.   But in a response to the court, the Bush campaign said the justices did not have the power under law to rule on the standards for counting ballots.

14.   But some justices still had questions.

15.   But the justices have yet to define clearly how serious the effects must be to warrant favoring women and minorities in employment and contracting decisions.

16.   But the justices may have concerns deeper than the course of partisan wrangling in Florida.

17.   For a moment, no justice had anything to say.

18.   Now the justices have to decide what happens next.

19.   On White, he charged that the justice had a history of hostility to the death penalty.

20.   One wonders if justice will have to be deferred in the interests of peace, however.