21.   All neighboring states have said recently that they would refuse to accept deportees.

22.   But having made provision for a rainy day, states say they can now use their surpluses for other purposes.

23.   But in court filings the state said its objections to the casino are rooted in a complex interplay of state and federal laws.

24.   But some states say fewer tests are better.

25.   But states say it is in their own best interest to make the welfare overhaul work so that parents will not have to make such choices.

26.   But other states say they cannot afford that level of protection.

27.   But the state says it has been unable to find a doctor willing to examine him.

28.   But the state says pleasing the public is part of what they should be doing.

29.   But that, the states say, forces them to choose which groups of the poor they will serve.

30.   But the state said its new formula is not going to be driven by money.