111.  But officials had also accused the union of providing funds and other support to peasant rebels in the southern state of Chiapas.

112.  But pouring millions into the Sunshine State diverted resources from other Southern states, especially Tennessee.

113.  But Republican Party Chairman Zachariah Chandler telegraphed Republican leaders in the Southern states, telling them Hayes would be elected if he received their electoral votes.

114.  But recent events suggest that the Gore-Lieberman ticket has a chance of winning at least one or two Southern states.

115.  But many also contend that financially strapped Southern states are left with the vestiges of a dual system of education that is economically inefficient.

116.  But strikingly, many low-ranking Southern states also showed the most improvement over the decade.

117.  But the vigorous west-to-east flow will also prevent any moist air masses from being drawn north from the Southern states.

118.  But there were reports that at least three people died in the southern state of Oaxaca in confrontations at voting places.

119.  But they became friends when they were both governors of Southern states, both focused on public education.

120.  But those same results give ample evidence of the daunting task the Democrat faces in trying to pry Southern states away from Republican George W. Bush.