11.   Both Clinton and Yeltsin face recalcitrant, hostile legislatures and legislatures are inherently poor at statesmanship.

12.   After decades in which control of most state legislatures was solidly in the hands of one party or the other, perpetual losers have turned the tables.

13.   After three years under the thumb of the military, the legislature is not willing to buckle under an executive, even Aristide.

14.   But before long just about everyone, regardless of party, accepted that courts had to act if legislatures were to be representative.

15.   But Council Speaker Peter F. Vallone countered that the legislature was well within its authority to create the fund.

16.   But few are confident that the legislature will even be able to pass a new map, with black and white Democrats heading into the session with divergent interests.

17.   But many public health experts and advocates say legislatures are now far more likely to adopt laws making it a crime to intentionally expose someone to HIV.

18.   But the size of the program raises questions about whether the next governor and future state legislatures would be able to afford it.

19.   Connecticut bans contributions by corporations and labor unions and bars lobbyists from giving contributions to lawmakers when the legislature is in session.

20.   Conservative Christian groups indicate at least seven other state legislatures are about to take up similar legislation.