21.   Meanwhile, thousands of protesters rallied on a plaza behind blue police barricades across First Avenue.

22.   On Friday, thousands of people rallied at the parliament building calling on him to quit.

23.   Thousands of Palestinians rallied in this PLO-ruled enclave Wednesday to show support for embattled leader Yasser Arafat and send a warning to his Muslim militant opponents.

24.   Thousands of people rallied for a third day Tuesday in the capital of Chechnya to demand that Russian troops leave the breakaway republic.

25.   Thousands of people rallied in Almaty, the capital, earlier this month to protest the hardships.

26.   Thousands of people rallied in central Grozny on Thursday in support of Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov, who has promised to clamp down on crime in the breakaway republic.

27.   Thousands of people rallied in support of Karadzic and Mladic in the Serb towns of Bijeljina and Foca on Tuesday.

28.   Thousands of Serbs rallied Tuesday to demand the release of a hardline leader and others imprisoned after clashes with U.N. police.

29.   Thousands of Serbs rallied Tuesday to demand the release of a hardline leader imprisoned after clashes with U.N. police and other Serbs held in Kosovo jails.

30.   Thousands of steelworkers rallied near the White House, urging President George W. Bush to help their struggling industry by imposing stiff tariffs on foreign steel.