1.  BellSouth, which serves all of Georgia and eight other states, has been conspicuously absent from the recent flurry of DSL and high-speed content announcements and partnerships.

2.  Boot camps in at least eight other states have been closed or overhauled after allegations of abuse.

3.  But Massachusetts and eight other states rejected the deal, saying that it left Microsoft free to continue its anticompetitive practices.

4.  But Massachusetts and eight other states say the proposed settlement has too many loopholes and lets Microsoft continue to benefit from its past misconduct.

5.  But such efforts have failed in at least eight other states in the past two years, and many states were already moving forward this year with restrictive measures.

6.  Court documents indicate that at least eight other states have similar restrictions requiring some sort of special treatment for contracts that contain arbitration clauses.

7.  Eight other states have also sued Qwest.

8.  Eight other states did likewise.

9.  Eight other states have passed similar measures.

10.  In addition, lawmakers in eight other states have introduced bills banning affirmative action in their states.