1.   Zacchaeus made a public confession of his past and Declared he was ready to make amends.

2.   He was staunchly opposed to a public confession.

3.   But he has appeared unburdened by his dramatic series of public confessions these last two months, his mood, his psyche, lightened by his admissions of wrongdoing.

4.   Catholic officials say John Paul will use the traditional day of repentance to make a public confession of sins committed by church members during the past thousand years.

5.   Clinton has been on the edge of disaster before, only to be saved by a public confession and apology.

6.   Dissidents, including the well-known writer Ali Akbar Saidi-Sirjani, have been arrested in recent weeks and forced to make public confessions.

7.   Fifteen months ago, Kudlow made a highly public confession of his drug problem shortly after he was forced to resign as chief economist at Bear Stearns.

8.   He seems to have rejected making the public confession of wrongdoing that our culture requires of fallen heroes before they can receive redemption.

9.   His public confession was apparently made without his attorney present.

10.   His sentencing Thursday may be his last chance for public confession.