11.   Koizumi began his visit slipping out of his official residence without advance notice to reporters on Sunday.

12.   Last month, Skipper was old enough to begin visits to public places to get accustomed to crowds, cars and noises.

13.   Like many tourists to Salt Lake City, Bush began his visit here with a trip to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

14.   Pope John Paul II, who Friday begins a six-day visit to Mexico and the United States, has been an frequent critic of commercialism.

15.   She said Ramsey arrived in Atlanta to live with her son soon after she began her visit.

16.   Soon after, organized family visits were begun, the first one led by Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani.

17.   Such wariness made for a delicate backdrop as Defense Secretary William Cohen began his visit to the gulf Sunday night.

18.   The first lady began her visit at a closed-door Rainier Club reception sponsored by the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee.

19.   Tudjman begins a visit to Washington on Wednesday that will include a meeting with President Clinton on Thursday.

20.   A Russian military delegation began a visit Monday to South Korea, where it was expected to try to smooth the way for Seoul to purchase weapons from Russia.