11.   Some Democrats, like Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, are attending the retreat but intend to air their grievances.

12.   Those in existing marriages are encouraged to deepen them by attending retreats such as Marriage Encounter.

13.   Houghton, who once considered becoming an Episcopalian priest, attended retreats in Cambridge, Mass., where Shaw is a monk.

14.   Inslee said he raised the issued with Bush when the president attended a Democratic congressional retreat weeks ago and was rebuffed.

15.   Raziel initially preferred to deal with her grief on her own, but said attending the retreat helped.

16.   She began reading about spirituality and attending religious retreats.

17.   Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Robinson both attended a retreat at a resort outside Geneva last week, and she also made her decision known there, the officials said.

18.   The Manila police chief, Senior Superintendent Avelino Razon, ordered his men to attend the retreat, he added.