51.   Simpson tried to persuade his colleagues that the tougher penalties would only apply to employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants and not to employers who make an honest mistake.

52.   So it was an honest mistake.

53.   Some critics of the law say it puts unfair pressure on companies to settle, even when they made an honest mistake.

54.   Smith apologized, but said leaving his Senate office number rather than his campaign number was an honest mistake.

55.   That law was meant for people who deliberately fail to show up, not for cases like this where there is just an honest mistake.

56.   The First Amendment protects honest mistakes in news gathering, and information about a publicly traded company is by definition of interest to the public, he said.

57.   The judges attributed the problems to honest mistakes.

58.   The governor agreed to meet with them because he hoped to convince them that the contradictions in his financial statements were the result of honest mistakes.

59.   The Pentagon acknowledged some of the accusations Wednesday night, saying that honest mistakes had led to its failure to notify Congress about the way it was spending money.

60.   The Yankees were a bit nervous because Boomer had concentration problems and sometimes glowered at a fielder who made an honest mistake.