21.   Next month, the Federal Reserve will meet to decide whether it should nudge interest rates higher in order to keep inflation in check.

22.   NFL officials meet to decide whether to invite the Chiefs or Patriots, the only still-available AFC playoff teams, to sub for the Browns.

23.   On Tuesday, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meets to decide whether to raise benchmark Llending rates among banks for the second time this year.

24.   On Wednesday, Harvard house masters will meet to decide what the fourth meal will look like.

25.   On Tuesday, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meets to decide whether to raise benchmark lending rates among banks for the second time this year.

26.   Once the immediate needs have been met, FEMA and state and local officials meet to decide what needs to be done next.

27.   On Wednesday, federal regulators are to again meet to decide what steps, if any, should be taken to remedy the current railroad crisis.

28.   SWISS government bonds fell as investors were reluctant to make bets before the U.S. and German central banks met to decide on whether to alter interest rates.

29.   The bipartisan Committee on Standards of Official Conduct will now meet to decide what sanctions, if any, to level against Gingrich.

30.   The canvassing board immediately met to decide how it would respond to the new totals.