31.   A third reform plan, passed in April by the GOP-led House, would create an oversight board with very limited powers.

32.   After passing in April in the Senate, campaign finance reform was derailed in the House last month, when members rejected GOP ground rules for debating the bill.

33.   But a law quietly passed in May eliminates checking the names on the registry as part of the required screening process.

34.   But a faculty vote last spring urging MIT to allow all students to participate in ROTC activities has largely been stymied by a federal law passed in December.

35.   But as the partisan stalemate stretches into its third month, some economists are saying that a stimulus bill that might pass in December could be too late.

36.   But considering the mood the voters are in, few people expect the amendment to pass in November.

37.   But it is unlikely that any bill adopting the proposal could be passed in this session of Congress, said lawyers involved in the cases who met here Tuesday.

38.   But it felt kinda strange dancing past each other week after week in our soft-leather boots like urban cowpokes passing in the night.

39.   But several laws have already been passed in recent years in the areas of highest concern to voters.

40.   But six weeks ago Rohrabacher introduced a bill that would roll back a major patent change included in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade legislation passed in December.