1.   The bill could create an precedent for Irish Rail from the Republic to buy Northern Ireland Railways.

2.   Another major bill passed Thursday creates new criminal penalties for blocking access to abortion clinics.

3.   As a compromise, the bill creates two assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs positions to be filled by Guard and Reserve officers.

4.   As for the separation of powers, both bills create an independent Office of Compliance to do the regulating.

5.   Bivins, however, said his bill would create a safeguard to prevent blanket promotions of failing students by making the appeals process part of the school accountability system.

6.   A California bill would create fines for Internet gamblers and the Web sites they gamble on, the San Jose Mercury News reported.

7.   A new bill would create a presumption for biochemical exposure.

8.   But environmentalists say the bill could create state-federal turf battles, increase costs and make the Everglades wait in line for water behind cities and farmers.

9.   But now even people who had supported giving states more control over welfare policy say that the bill has created unforeseen problems.

10.   But the bill also creates a panel to establish special peddling zones for disabled veterans in areas where sidewalk selling is now prohibited.