11.   Let the parades begin!

12.   Letting the World Trade Center flag be carried in before the parade of athletes begins is a small sacrifice for Americans to make.

13.   Meanwhile, a half-block away, the torches were lit and the parade began.

14.   The parade began.

15.   The parade could not begin until Clinton finished lunch with Congress and reviewed the military units assembled.

16.   The parade begins in Twiddlebug Land and then swings over the neighborhood and down Sesame Street.

17.   The special-effects parade begins with mineral water, offered in a stainless steel carrier pack that holds a half-dozen varieties.

18.   The women hung around for a while, reminiscing about how the parade began.

19.   President Clinton called the ice hockey team before the parade began to congratulate the players.

20.   A boy dressed up as an Israeli soldier peeked from the window of one of the settler compounds as he waited for the parade to begin.