11.   The comments came as Giuliani sought to solidify his support among Democratic voters.

12.   The comments came as military forensic experts studied the remains of victims of a second controversial missile strike in a Zhawar Khili cave complex in southeastern Afghanistan.

13.   The comments came as Congress prepares to reconvene next week and continue work on crafting a balanced-budget agreement.

14.   The comments came as Croatian President Franjo Tudjman was en route to Dayton to resume peace talks with Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic and Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic.

15.   The optimistic comments came amid a three-hour hearing that overall was not so upbeat.

16.   Their comments came as the McCain campaign opened an office in downtown Columbus.

17.   He mentioned no names, but his comments came a week after he fired Alexander Lebed as national security chief, accusing the retired general of causing discord.

18.   Her comments came on the day Chinese swimmer Yuan Yuan was suspended for four years for trying to smuggle a human growth hormone into the World Championship in Perth.

19.   His comments came a day before the National Baptist Convention of America began its annual meeting in Dallas.

20.   His comments came as Iraqi President Saddam Hussein froze cooperation Wednesday with U.N. weapons inspectors to protest eight years of economic sanctions.