11.   Blair is the first European leader that the new American president has met with since taking office.

12.   A few days later, the president was meeting at the White House with conservatives who had complained that his initiative had ignored affirmative action opponents.

13.   Bush spokesman Ari Fleischer would not say if and when the president would meet with Arafat.

14.   Earlier in the day, the president met with the lawmaker in a bid to convince him to remain.

15.   Fabiani said the president only met the Riadys briefly in Jakarta during a summit-related reception at which they were the hosts.

16.   Finally, our president will meet weekly with the congressional leaders of the other side.

17.   Fox left Cuba shortly after the meeting, which marks the first time a Mexican president has met with Cuban dissidents.

18.   Friday morning, the president met for an hour at the White House with Representative Christopher Shays of Connecticut, one of the few undeclared Republicans.

19.   Friday morning, while the president was meeting with senior advisers before announcing the aid package, those criticisms continued in Congress.

20.   He also suggested the president meet with California business owners and consumers who have felt the impact of rolling power blackouts and rising energy prices.