51.   But the Bush administration has said that it does not support a blanket amnesty for Mexican workers.

52.   But the Bush administration said not just bin Laden, harbored by the Taliban, was a target.

53.   But the Clinton administration said the rules were guidelines that federal contracting officers should use to make case-by-case decisions about whether to disqualify certain companies.

54.   But the Pataki administration says it is confident that managed care can achieve its goals.

55.   But until then, the Clinton administration said, the House was putting American farmers and other workers in danger because worldwide demand for their exports was falling.

56.   By the end of the day, the Clinton administration had said nothing publicly.

57.   Can America risk cutting its forces now to finance expensive new weapons the Bush administration says would counter the threats it sees emerging in decades to come?

58.   Chavez was to blame for the upheaval because he had violently suppressed opponents, the administration said.

59.   Clinton has opposed the restrictions, but the administration has not said he would veto the budget over legal services changes.

60.   Certainly the Clinton administration says so.