21.   His remarks come in the wake of an attack near Haifa that provoked Israel to intensify its offensive against Palestinians.

22.   His remarks came a day after council member Hans-Juergen Krupp said he sees slower-than-expected German growth this year.

23.   His remarks came as new data showed sharp drops in machinery orders and household spending in January, heightening concerns that Japan is now mired in a recession.

24.   His remarks came at an unusual joint session of both the Transportation and Ways and Means committees.

25.   His remarks came at the end of a weekend of meetings in Washington of finance ministers and central bankers of leading industrial nations.

26.   His remarks came hours after the administration froze the financial holdings of a Texas-based Islamic charity with alleged ties to the anti-Israeli terrorist organization Hamas.

27.   His remarks came in a speech prepared for delivery today to the Union League of Philadelphia.

28.   His remarks came in an interview with the French newspaper Le Monde.

29.   His remarks came a day after a leading Republican strategist, William Kristol, urged Congressional Republicans to fight against any incremental steps that Congress might consider this fall.

30.   His remarks came amid a flurry of reports that Karadzic had quit his Bosnian Serb stronghold of Pale with the intention of surrendering.