11.   Davidson, a longtime advocate for getting women involved in politics, said other state leaders must get better at helping Taft find interested and qualified women and minorities.

12.   Defense lawyers say the state, if it allowed this process, would be helping Ross commit suicide.

13.   Even in his home state of Utah, people initially greeted his candidacy for president with puzzlement, said state Republican Chairman Rob Bishop.

14.   Finkel said six states and two countries had expressed interest, but he would not identify them.

15.   Fischer said the state of Georgia and local government agencies had taken swift action to correct problems when illegal aliens were found working on their construction projects.

16.   Gadberry, the nursing home lawyer, said the state lawsuits do more harm than good.

17.   He also said the state, if it cooperated with the Indians, could be sharing revenue from the casinos.

18.   Harrell of the ACLU says the state and federal laws are unfair because inmates should have the same access to the courts as other Americans.

19.   He said state and local air pollution experts estimated the number of deaths caused by off-road engines from EPA data.

20.   He said the state and local police could not afford to leave the business of tracking down terrorists to federal agencies.