11.   The hearings come at a time when previously acceptable practices in private banking are undergoing new scrutiny.

12.   The House hearing came a week after the Senate Judiciary Committee held a similar forum on proposed anti-terrorism legislation.

13.   The hearing came about the same time that a peace agreement was accepted by the Yugoslav parliament, which is controlled by Milsoevic.

14.   The hearing came under fire from gay-rights advocates and education groups, who said they fear conservatives are trying to impose their values on others.

15.   The hearing comes amid increasing examples of DNA being used to clear people wrongly convicted of crimes.

16.   The hearing comes at a time when tensions are high on Capitol Hill over what to do about guns.

17.   The hearing comes on the heels of the airlines announcing that they will have in those detectors on the planes in five years.

18.   The hearing comes one week after a melee in New York between Tyson and Lennox Lewis, who holds two of the three major heavyweight titles.

19.   The hearing comes right after detailed talks by the players about the prospective reopening of the collective bargaining agreement.

20.   The hearings came at a pivotal moment for gender politics.