21.   The possibility of a takeover began swirling when rumors surfaced in January that Yahoo was holding talks with Viacom.

22.   The rumor surfaced soon after the luxury liner RMS Republic sank in the icy waters off Nantucket.

23.   Those rumors had surfaced after the merger of Wine.com and WineShopper.com.

24.   Trade rumors surfaced, but when nothing happened for months, Fullmer figured he was in for another long season with the Expos.

25.   Wall Street was considerably less enthusiastic when rumors surfaced about the deal last week.

26.   When rumors surfaced, Frieder quizzed Smith, and every other player on that team, individually, in his office.

27.   At home in his Caribbean island nation, rumors have surfaced that Pena Gomez was terminally ill and had retired from politics.

28.   But then Georgia fired Ray Goff, and rumors surfaced that Holtz was a possible successor.

29.   Late in the campaign, rumors had surfaced that while Clinton was a student in England, he had sought information on how to renounce his U.S. citizenship.

30.   Lately, rumors have surfaced in Vancouver that the Canucks were making a pitch for Gretzky.