31.   He was driven straight to the Llao Llao Hotel where the conference will begin Monday.

32.   Since the conference began Friday, one African representative after another has given speeches blaming the slave trade and colonialism for the underdevelopment of their countries.

33.   Since the conference began Friday, one African representative after another has taken the podium at the U.N. conference to make the case for reparations.

34.   Since the conference began Monday delegates again and again have said education was the key to freeing these children, many forced to work to help their families survive.

35.   Since the conference began Friday, one African representative after another has taken the podium at the U.N. conference to make their case for reparations.

36.   Since the week-long conference began Monday, numerous countries have expressed their dismay over continued nuclear testing and urged a moratorium.

37.   The activists, gathered at a hotel, had been threatened with arrest Monday as their two-day conference began.

38.   The conference began last Friday and is scheduled to end this Friday.

39.   The Americans and Europeans want the conference to begin in Rambouillet, France by Saturday.

40.   The conference will begin in Gaza and move after two days to Bethlehem in the West Bank.