1.   Chretien was forced to skip the Mexican leg of the four nation tour due to a natural disaster back in Canada.

2.   Reaction to recent calls for Louis Farrakhan to testify before Congress about his recent rogue nation tour from Rep. Louis Stokes and other local lawmakers.

3.   The hiring crunch has forced Phoenix and other municipalities to boost pay, throw in extra perks and tour the nation attempting to entice recruits and grab veteran officers.

4.   He is on the third leg of a five nation tour of Southeast Asia, designed to galvanize ties with the region.

5.   Koizumi is on the fourth leg of a five nation tour of Southeast Asia, designed to galvanize ties with the region.

6.   Koizumi is on the third leg of a five nation tour of Southeast Asia, designed to galvanize ties with the region.

7.   Shalikashvili is on a three nation tour that will also take him to Israel and Saudi Arabia.

8.   Singapore is the last leg of his four nation tour that included New Zealand, Australia and the Philippines.

9.   Bush has urged North Korea to resume talks several times during his three nation Asian tour this week.

10.   Chinese President Jiang Zemin embarks on a five nation tour that begins with a state visit to Germany.