1.   His visit followed a brief stop at the Pentagon on Wednesday, site of the other suicide attack by one of four hijacked passenger airliners on Tuesday.

2.   President Bush last week authorized three mid-level Air Force generals to order hijacked passenger jets that threatened U.S. cities shot down without checking first with him.

3.   The Senate acted first Friday, four days after thousands were killed or injured in the horrifying attacks in which terrorists used hijacked passenger jets as flying bombs.

4.   Why use deadly diseases when truck bombs or hijacked passenger airliners are easier to get and use?

5.   Among the biggest losers were stocks in airlines and airlines, after hijacked passenger planes plowed into both towers of the World Trade Center.

6.   An Ethiopian airline pilot who ditched his hijacked passenger jet into the Indian Ocean after it ran out of fuel received an award Thursday for his skill.

7.   Among the biggest losers were stocks in insurance companies and airlines, after hijacked passenger planes plowed into both towers of the World Trade Center.

8.   Howard also appears to have gained in popularity after being caught in Washington D.C. when a hijacked passenger aircraft slammed into the Pentagon.

9.   Israel on Wednesday released a hijacked Iranian passenger plane despite demands it be used as a bargaining chip to free an Israeli airman believed held by Iran.

10.   The hijacked passengers and crew were flown to New Delhi, where they were welcomed by thousands of weeping, cheering friends and relatives.