31.   But increasingly Americans shouting wake-up calls find they have allies.

32.   But Husseini, who cultivated personal ties with world leaders and had allies in successive Israeli governments, managed to fend off a closure.

33.   But Lin DeNoia, an analyst with Strategic Networks in Massachusetts, said Juniper had the allies to help it get big, fast.

34.   But Mary Froehlich is resisting, and although she may not yet know it, she has an ally in Carole Carson, the mayor of West Windsor.

35.   But now, Meehan has fresh allies among House Republicans, particularly newly elected members who are pushing legislation to curb the power of money in politics.

36.   But Riley had an ally in his assistant coach, Jeff Van Gundy, who did the dirty work of tossing passes endlessly to Starks in practice.

37.   But the law-enforcement agencies have allies among some border-state governors as well as educators and others.

38.   Certainly, the military had no allies on the streets Thursday.

39.   Carver does have some allies in Washington, though.

40.   Cellucci has an ally in Kaufman on this matter.