31.   His preliminary hearing began Monday in Johnson County District Court with testimony about Trouten, the last of six women he is charged with killing in Kansas and Missouri.

32.   Hoech and Whitacre refused to testify when the hearings began last month, citing their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.

33.   Hoech declined to testify when the hearings began last month in U.S. District Court in Chicago, citing his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.

34.   Hernandez said hearings would begin within two weeks and provide a prompt response to the concerns of the gardeners.

35.   His Senate confirmation hearing begins Wednesday morning.

36.   Hour after hour of impenetrable debate on procedural matters nearly emptied the room of the considerable media contingent that crowded the room when the hearing began in the morning.

37.   If impeachment hearings begin this fall, Congress may have little energy for other issues.

38.   If the dispute reaches arbitration, a hearing could begin this week.

39.   In addition to the continuing investigation by federal regulators, congressional hearings will begin next week.

40.   In addition, several people connected to the investigation, who asked not to be named because the hearings have not begun, described the inquiry into the grease.