21.   For example, Giuliani extended an invitation to meet with a contingent from the City Council Thursday afternoon to discuss the Diallo shooting.

22.   Former President Clinton extended the invitation to Israel to select an astronaut for a shuttle flight.

23.   Gone are the days when bowls were extending invitations in early November.

24.   He has also extended an invitation to Syrian President Hafez al-Assad not only to visit parliament but to address the members.

25.   His aides said this was an official visit because the invitation was extended to him as vice president, not as a candidate.

26.   If anybody still had any doubts about his health, Dole extended an invitation.

27.   In a related development, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum reversed itself and extended an invitation to the Palestinian leader for a VIP tour.

28.   In addition, the theme park is extending the invitation to police, fire and emergency workers.

29.   In essence, it extends an invitation to independent counsel Kenneth Starr to explore the physical details of the Clinton-Lewinsky relationship in excruciating detail.