51.  But he has always deeply admired politicians who he believed connected with working people.

52.  But in their zeal to make a profit, the highway builders set the tolls on many thoroughfares so high that few working people could pay.

53.  But it does not prohibit union bosses from taking mandatory dues from working people and spending them to elect liberal Democrats.

54.  But Kerry shot back that Republican-sponsored tax cuts come at the expense of working people.

55.  But many, he said, were working people coping with crises of poverty.

56.  But more important than a major labor endorsement is the grass-roots support of working people, Wyche said.

57.  But most Republicans say that raising the minimum wage would be devastating to some small businesses and would cost many working people their jobs.

58.  But middle-class working people, who must often wait in line for hours at overburdened clinics, have lost patience with the public system.

59.  But she was very committed to the issues concerning working people.

60.  But now, with unemployment running at record levels, the younger members are demanding that the party fight for working people.