1.  Arizona will become the second state this month to start a chain-gang program.

2.  After winning their second straight state title, the players were bused to Charlestown High before scattering on the subway to various parts of the city.

3.  Bush downplays the speculation of a presidential bid, saying he is concentrating solely on a second term as governor of the second largest state.

4.  Bush, the governor of the second largest state, became the early favorite in part because of his relatively inclusive message.

5.  Glendening thus made Maryland the second state, after Illinois, to impose a moratorium on capital punishment.

6.  Gov. George Pataki said he would sign the legislation, which would make New York the second state, after California, to create a statewide pesticide registry.

7.  Georgia will soon be the second state in the nation to impose liability on HMOs.

8.  He made New York the second state, after California, to adopt new emission controls for new cars and trucks.

9.  If it passes, Washington would become only the second state to enact such a measure, perhaps giving impetus to similar efforts around the country.

10.  If the schedule holds, Connecticut would become the second state to have that capability.