1.  Another such state is a neutron star.

2.  Another dozen states allow public officials to issue permits to people who show a need for them, such as workers who carry large amounts of money.

3.  Another seven states are poised on the periphery.

4.  Another three dozen states have pending suits against the industry, but most are not likely to go to trial for several years.

5.  Another seven states have signed preliminary debt settlement agreements that include the sale of banks.

6.  Another six states said they would probably meet the standard.

7.  Another such state is Texas.

8.  A call from one small town to another two states away might involve a dozen operators and take seven minutes to go through.

9.  Seventeen states enacted laws granting inmates access to post-conviction DNA testing, while another five states banned the execution of mentally retarded inmates.

10.  A dozen other states have since followed suit, modeling their programs after Zacatecas, and another dozen states are looking into it.