1.   As soon as he opened the hearing, Korman left little doubt that he thought the primary system was unfair.

2.   At the Supreme Court, the justices opened the hearing with pointed questions about whether they even have jurisdiction over the case.

3.   Bowen opened the hearing saying that he had presided over numerous death penalty cases that hung around for years because of prolonged appeals.

4.   A City Council committee opened hearings Wednesday into how the company got the government work.

5.   A Senate committee is planning to open hearings on the Ruby Ridge incident in September.

6.   A Senate panel opens hearings Thursday.

7.   Bullock was the first witness as the Senate Natural Resources Committee opened hearings.

8.   City Council Speaker Peter Vallone opens hearings Thursday on a bill to create an independent agency to monitor police corruption, as recommended by the Mollen commission.

9.   Committee chairman Fred Thompson opened the hearings suggesting that the evidence would show that the Chinese government had tried to influence the U.S. election.

10.   Ethics Committee Chairman Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., tried to make her an outcast in her party by threatening to open hearings into presumed Democratic wrongdoings.