51.   Legislators said the nuclear tests may have breathed new life into stalled talks between New Delhi and Islamabad.

52.   Legislators said they expect a long fight over the fate of the dividend when the state legislature convenes in January.

53.   Legislators said they were generally pleased by the process, and hoped it would become the norm.

54.   Legislators say the largest landlord group, the Rent Stabilization Association, has become more politically savvy and aggressive.

55.   Legislators say they are confident that McCall will call the budget sufficient.

56.   Like Collins, Whitman might be supporting the waiting period bill because of political ambitions, some legislators said.

57.   Like their counterparts here, state legislators say they are concerned about the prospect of cloned babies.

58.   Like many skillful lobbyists, they know that there is no need to utter a threat when the threat is already understood, the legislators say.

59.   Los Angeles legislators said they want assurances from Wilson that he will sign it.

60.   Legislators said the law could be postponed even if it has already officially been put into effect.