1.   The blast came as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was meeting with President Bush in Washington.

2.   The first political fallout from the blasts came while workers were sweeping up broken glass at the bomb sites in southwestern Madrid.

3.   The blasts came as efforts to implement the U.S. peace plan lurched from hope to uncertainty.

4.   The blast came as workers were repairing the Canarias Express roll-on roll-off cargo ship, Spanish National Radio said.

5.   The blast came a few hours after the last medal was awarded Friday, a gold to U.S. athlete Randy Barnes in the shotput.

6.   The blast came as efforts to implement the U.S. peace plan lurched from hope to uncertainty.

7.   The blasts came as the government wrapped up a highly publicized, Communist-sponsored international youth festival.

8.   The blast came as Sharon tried to woo the defeated Labor Party into a joint government.

9.   The blast came as U.S. President George W. Bush was preparing to outline his vision for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal and the steps needed to get there.

10.   Both blasts came just as people were gathered to eat their first meal of the day after the break in the Ramadan fast.