41.   When the Freemans retired, they decided it was time to visit as much of the United States as possible, at a leisurely pace.

42.   Palestinians and Israelis alike see the visit as tacit endorsement of Palestinian hopes of statehood.

43.   Palestinians saw the visit as an important signal of Jordanian support in their negotiations with Israel.

44.   Palestinians and Israelis see the visit as tacit endorsement of Palestinian hopes of statehood.

45.   Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan dispatched two ministers to Baghdad shortly after assuming power in June and hailed the visit as a victory.

46.   Putin spoke Monday during a break in talks with Finnish President Tarja Halonen on his first official visit as president to the Nordic country.

47.   Philippines President Joseph Estrada, making his first international visit as leader of his country, gives the keynote speech.

48.   A senior general in the Turkish army arrived in Israel Tuesday for a three-day visit as part of growing military relations between the two countries.

49.   Activists depicted the visits as intimidation, but Buis said the officers simply were seeking information about protest plans.

50.   Although Hussein described the visit as private, it will mark another diplomatic advance by Taiwan against the isolation imposed by its rival, the Communist Chinese government.