21.  A similar legislative effort backed by Bush this year died in an end-of- session filibuster masterminded by state Sen. Jerry Patterson, R-Pasadena.

22.  A similar effort is being organized in Austin.

23.  A similar effort under way in Los Angeles has met with some success.

24.  A similar effort was defeated last year.

25.  A similar effort will be needed today.

26.  A similar effort, including setback requirements, foundered a decade ago amid opposition from representatives of coastal areas.

27.  A similar effort to permit slot machines aboard the riverboats narrowly failed at the polls last April.

28.  A similar effort in under way in the House.

29.  A similar effort occurred two decades ago, when workers in nonprofit hospitals lobbied successfully to change a federal labor law that had prevented them from forming a union.

30.  Across the country, there are similar efforts.