1.   Business groups are pressing for peace talks with the rebels, and last month thousands of Colombians rallied against the violence.

2.   In Cairo, thousands of people rallied waving Iraqi flags.

3.   That nation is already teetering on Islamic fundamentalism, and on Friday thousands of Pakistanis rallied against the United States, burning effigies of President Bush.

4.   Thousands had rallied, calling for the death penalty.

5.   Thousands of people rallied outside the federal prison in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Monday to protest the bomb tests, according to the Reuters news agency.

6.   Thousands of steelworkers rallied near the White House Thursday, asking President Bush to impose high tariffs on imported steel and save their dying industry.

7.   Thousands of students rallied all over the country, leaving their classes.

8.   Thousands rallied in response to the tragedy, including the firefighters who were among the first to arrive and who perished by the hundreds.

9.   Thousands of others rallied to hail the man they say saved Chile from civil war and the clutches of communism.

10.   Thousands rallied against the black-box plan at Kirigiti Stadium outside Nairobi in the heart of territory of the majority Kikuyu tribe.