21.   The trip came as another reminder of the importance the presidential campaigns place on Missouri, regarded as a crucial battleground state.

22.   The trip came to a sad end just days before the group was to head back to the U.S.

23.   The trip comes just before the deadline in the certification process.

24.   The trip came to a sad end just days before the group was to head back to the United States.

25.   The trip comes amid growing bilateral trade but increased Mexican bitterness over U.S. policies on drug trafficking and illegal immigration.

26.   The trip comes as the Middle East peace process has stalled and Israeli-Palestinian tensions have erupted into violence.

27.   The trip comes at a time when sports adventures are taking a decidedly commercial, and some say dangerous, turn.

28.   The trip comes in September, just before the winter snows seal off the route.

29.   The trip never came to be.

30.   The trip came a day after an economic task force he created recommended a quickened pace for public projects to inject more money into the local economy.