21.   Blair and Ahern faced reporters after the talks, and Blair sought to lower expectations for a quick solution.

22.   Bonds, visibly irritated after getting hit, did not speak to reporters after the game.

23.   Black made the comments while talking to reporters after the annual meeting of Australian newspaper publisher John Fairfax Holdings Ltd.

24.   Both the former chief, who resigned last September, and his son declined to speak to reporters after their plea hearings.

25.   Brady, speaking to reporters after the court session, urged the justices to keep the law named for him intact.

26.   A Bush administration official who briefed reporters after the meeting did not explain the reason for the lack of a joint statement.

27.   Abraham told reporters after the hearing.

28.   Aides said Gore was still weighing whether to speak to reporters after the State of the Union.

29.   Bryant declined to speak to reporters after the morning shootaround.

30.   Bryant, who said the police were slow to respond to her complaint, contacted reporters after the incident to describe the attack.