11.   His triumphant farewell appearance as president came after a morning of arm-twisting when he and Tony Blair met a stream of local politicians.

12.   The appearance came amid a series of closed sessions by the subcommittee that began last week and seem to indicate that the deliberations are intensifying.

13.   The appearance came the same day that McCain said his sister, Susan McCain Morgan, was a breast cancer survivor.

14.   The Clinton-Gore appearance came a day after both Clintons addressed opening night of the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles.

15.   The latter appearance came days after a woman was killed by a train.

16.   Until Sunday, his only appearance had come in the finale last season, his rookie year.

17.   Her appearance came only a week after she was hospitalized in the Canary Islands.

18.   His appearance came just two days after a car bomb believed planted by ETA exploded in a crowded working-class Madrid neighborhood, killing six navy employees.

19.   His final appearance came early last season in Arizona, where a hard hit from Aeneas Williams gave him the last of four concussions in three years.

20.   His last public appearance came Saturday during a brief meeting with reporters on the property.