1.  Deficit hawks on Capitol Hill, though, want the money to reduce the federal deficit.

2.  DES also wanted the Legislature to let the department impose fines on licensed programs that violated state rules.

3.  Cushing just wanted to give a boost to his fledgling resort, which was trying to get a piece of the postwar skiing boom in the States.

4.  Democrats also want any tax cuts to be targeted at low- and middle-income people.

5.  Democrats also want to debate amendments providing help to airline employees who lost jobs and benefits after the attacks.

6.  Democrats also want to make states spend their federal child-care funds on child care only.

7.  Cyberchick really REALLY wants to know if there's a page out there about dog ears.

8.  Democrats, blaming President Bush's tax cuts for the weak economy, suddenly want to fight the downturn with more of the same.

9.  Democrats, usually skeptical of free trade, generally want to lift the embargo, while ordinarily trade-friendly Republicans tend to want to retain it.

10.  Detroit, which was also interested, reportedly wanted Bourque to commit to a two-year contract extension.