21.  And now, a decade after helping pioneer the charter concept, the three states are leading a campaign to reign in their experimental schools.

22.  And that is pointedly so of the four states.

23.  And the scope of the probe goes beyond the seven states.

24.  As a matter of international law, the establishment of diplomatic relations requires only the mutual consent of the two states.

25.  As one season gives way to another, the scientists said at a NASA briefing in Washington, there is a period of rapid oscillation between the two states.

26.  At a daylong session where dozens of corporate executives from the two states conferred with administration officials, Boxer said the states would reap enormous benefits from working together.

27.  At the peak, where the giant cables loop down close to the roadway, there is a sign marking the boundary between the two states.

28.  Augering well for Republican Sen. Bob Dole, the trend in the five states is generally Republican.

29.  Authorities say they believe that the ring had drivers who moved vehicles and heavy equipment between Texas and the other five states.

30.  Attorneys general in Arizona, Connecticut and Florida have been negotiating on behalf of the other states.