21.   Bush basked in a thunderous welcome Wednesday, one day after debating Democratic presidential rival Al Gore, a contest the Texas governor said he savored.

22.   But Carl Golden, chief spokesman for Mrs. Whitman, said that the governor has never said that she would never raise taxes.

23.   But Dan Bartlett, a Bush spokesman, said the governor has not said whether he would support similar federal legislation.

24.   But if the economy turns sour, the governor says, he may have to ask the more affluent families on the Dr. Dynasaur program to make copayments.

25.   But governors said there was less need to provide such comprehensive benefits as the program is expanded to cover people with higher incomes.

26.   But governors said they made clear to Clinton that they felt hamstrung by regulations imposed by Washington.

27.   But governors say Congress should increase federal welfare spending to keep pace with inflation in coming years.

28.   But Monday the governor said that he had been misunderstood and that he did not mean to imply the search was over.

29.   But in the next breath, the governor said he has proven that Albany does not neglect western New York.

30.   But Saturday, in her first interview since the Navy resumed exercises on Friday, the governor said she felt as angry and betrayed as fellow Puerto Ricans.