51.   Bronx officials did not dispute that the Giuliani administration had had some successes in the borough.

52.   Bush and his lieutenants are fond of stating that the energy problem stems from the fact that the Clinton administration had no energy policy.

53.   But as long as certification remains on the books, the administration has a duty to report truthfully to Congress and the American people.

54.   But Clinton is gone, and the new Bush administration has a more pro-business, anti-regulatory approach.

55.   But he said the administration had plenty of other economists in the Office of Management and Budget.

56.   But his administration has sole control of the implementation of a potentially punitive provision of the new law.

57.   But he said the Bush administration should find a way to delay the decision until tempers cool and the new administration has a chance to study options in depth.

58.   But if the administration has its way, the joke is on us.

59.   But if the Russian figure is higher, the Bush administration may have to rethink its approach.

60.   But it is far too early to say his administration has had no impact.