11.   Riordan said he called former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher several days ago to ask what he thought of the idea because of questions the mayor was getting.

12.   Robert Batterman, a Manhattan attorney who serves on the taxi commission, said that the mayor may have gotten more than he bargained for.

13.   That minor charge was unworthy of invoking the act, but investigators wanted to know where the San Antonio mayor got all the cash to pay her.

14.   The mayor got a big laugh by ending his presentation with a slide showing the scrolls of the Ten Commandments.

15.   The mayor got a polite, though not enthusiastic, reception.

16.   The mayor got many of his facts mixed up during his tirade about the press miscreants Tuesday, but let me point out the things he did get right.

17.   The mayor got some, and so did the City Council.

18.   The mayor will get his share of ridicule, and the catalog of Rudyesque idiosyncrasies will gain an item.

19.   The mayor will get weekly updates.

20.   The mayor will get no argument from two couples from Michigan, the Stearnses and the Gregorys.