61.  But no one in the administration has stood taller during this crisis, or appears to be more important or influential in shaping and implementing a response.

62.  But maybe we need to have drills for this crisis also.

63.  But Tagliabue decided this crisis presented too many questionable, and potentially dangerous, intangibles that made playing through this horrific event a nearly impossible task.

64.  But the defense secretary, Orlando Mercado, has said the army will remain neutral in this crisis.

65.  But that global display of unity in this crisis obscures an unsettling reality.

66.  But the far more important issue in the long run will be whether this crisis damages confidence in the American economy and in America itself.

67.  But the far more important issue in the long run will be whether this crisis damages confidence in the U.S. economy and in the United States itself.

68.  But this crisis needs to be resolved before investors lose faith in the integrity of the markets.

69.  But to others, this particular crisis is worse because its roots are in Russia.

70.  But until this crisis Bush spoke more about the need for Moscow to respect human rights.