41.   But Schumer released a statement Thursday saying he would stay in the Senate race.

42.   But just before the count began, the canvassing board released a statement that said the workers would follow the guidelines set down in the Broward County recount.

43.   But the company released a statement from Charles B. Strauss, the president of Unilever United States, that said the company thought the settlement preserved its confidential information.

44.   But the US Embassy in Tokyo released a statement from Baker early Friday saying an agreement had not been finalized.

45.   But the Dodgers later released a statement saying they would cooperate with an investigation by Major League Baseball.

46.   But they released statements through their lawyers.

47.   By Sunday afternoon, the health ministry released a statement saying that Coca-Cola was safe to drink.

48.   By late afternoon, a growing number of senators paraded before the cameras or released statements altered slightly from the comments they intended to give in the closed session.

49.   Callaway released a statement Friday voicing its opposition to any changes that would prohibit certain club models.

50.   Caldera, who has repeatedly declined to be interviewed on the connections, released a statement through a federal spokesman.