61.   But that is what researchers have found in separate, rigorous studies of welfare programs in Connecticut and Iowa.

62.   But the governors contend that children will fare better when state officials can design local welfare programs to meet local needs, free of rigid control from Washington.

63.   But the government has cut her from its social welfare program, and Esther has no work.

64.   But the main federally based welfare program -- called Aid to Families with Dependent Children -- has not worked, at least not as intended.

65.   But the administration hopes eventually to include people who receive money under the much larger federal welfare program, Aid to Families With Dependent Children.

66.   But the White House has not made such threats with respect to the main cash welfare program, Aid to Families With Dependent Children.

67.   But then it began a sharp rise, as states revamped their welfare programs to emphasize work.

68.   But the welfare bill signed by President Clinton last month now gives the states wide latitude to design their own welfare programs.

69.   But these days, such sentiments get little sympathy from the politicians trying to cut the tax burden of welfare programs.

70.   But the effort to make such changes is sure to continue because Republicans insist that cash welfare programs, in particular, have been a complete failure.