21.  After his testimony, Jewell met briefly with reporters outside the hearing room before returning to his hotel.

22.  But inside the hearing room, heads of rival companies painted a totally different picture of Microsoft and Gates.

23.  But lobbyists filled all the seats in the hearing room and stood two-deep along the walls.

24.  But so what if Thompson is more dynamic on the sound stage than he is in the hearing room?

25.  But outside the hearing room, leaders of the American Civil Liberties Union said Congress was indeed succumbing to panic.

26.  But the talking, he said, needs to be over a conference table in New York rather than in Congressional hearing rooms.

27.  But with the new Republican majority determined to put its stamp on policy early, the secretary of state has become a hostage of the hearing room.

28.  Cellucci also had less backup than he did last year, when supporters of the measure filled the hearing room and uniformed police officers lined the rear wall.

29.  Cleland said he believes other executives will think twice before committing securities fraud when they see Lay sitting under the bright lights in a hearing room.

30.  Democrats tried to throw cold water Sunday on the idea of Clinton and Gore trooping up to a congressional hearing room to defend themselves.