21.   The impeachment hearings opened Thursday and were to continue Friday.

22.   The parliamentary hearing opened with only ruling party legislators participating.

23.   The win came on the day that an arbitration hearing opened in downtown Portland over the punishment given to Latrell Sprewell for his attack on Warrior coach P.J. Carlesimo.

24.   He appeared more tense than on Wednesday when the hearing opened, and avoided journalists during a brief breaking in the hearing.

25.   His evidence, which began when the hearing opened, was expected to continue into Wednesday.

26.   Congressional hearings opened on the matter last week and the Justice Department has authorized the independent prosecutor handling the Whitewater affair to look into it as well.

27.   The official said the hearing opened on Thursday but was adjourned by the judges.

28.   Judicial sources said they expected the prosecutor to demand tougher punishment for the defendants when hearings opened Sunday.

29.   The hearing opened in a military tribunal at the Rebibbia top security prison, with a request that proceedings be televised.

30.   The long-awaited public hearings on Gingrich opened shortly following the release of the report.