Thagard announced plans to leave NASA shortly after he returned from Mir .

CNN: Continued U.S. participation questioned

But the Olympus story quickly changed color, as a video-taped FT interview of Woodford made shortly after he returned to London, hit the internet.

FORBES: Of Olympus, Gaijin CEOs, and Japanese Agency Conflicts

According to Belgian counter-terrorism sources, the trigger for the Brussels arrests was an intercepted e-mail sent by one of the alleged recruits, Beyayo, in early December shortly after he returned to Belgium.

CNN: Recruits reveal al Qaeda's sprawling web

According to Belgian counter-terrorism sources, the trigger for the Brussels arrests was an intercepted e-mail sent by one of the alleged recruits, Hicham Beyayo, in early December shortly after he returned to Belgium.

CNN: Al Qaeda priority: Western targets

Obama's comments came shortly after he had returned to the White House from Capitol Hill, where he met with the House Democratic leadership.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

He returned to Afghanistan from exile to bolster support for the former monarch shortly after the US bombing campaign started.

BBC: NEWS | South Asia | Afghan powerbrokers: Who's who

Sanford tearfully admitted the affair during a news conference after he returned to the U.S., and he and Jenny Sanford divorced shortly thereafter.

NPR: Trespassing Accusation Leaves Sanford On His Own

According to this account, delivered shortly after the shooting, Judy came home not after Seth returned from the grocery store but before he had left.

NEWYORKER: A Loaded Gun