1.   And California Gov. Gray Davis and other Democrats accused the commission, which regulates the natural gas and electric power industries, of failing to act.

2.   APRA, the main opposition party, is also critical, accusing the commission of a bias to the left.

3.   Critics accused the commission of producing a plan that would not assure investment gains in the private accounts to offset reduced benefits from the traditional part of Social Security.

4.   Executives at United reacted more harshly, accusing the commission of using international airlines as pawns in a turf battle with its member states.

5.   He accused the commission, known as UNSCOM, of withholding information gathered on recent inspections of eight Iraqi presidential properties.

6.   In the last few months alone, a number of private country clubs have found themselves before state human rights commissions accused of sex discrimination.

7.   Otherwise, he said, he planned to bring a civil rights lawsuit accusing the commission of wrongfully excluding him from the hall at the University of Massachusetts.

8.   The long-distance carriers accuse the commission of setting high rates that make it impossible for them to charge competitive prices.

9.   The utility, which has repeatedly accused the commission of forcing it into bankruptcy last April by refusing to raise rates to match soaring power prices, reluctantly agreed.

10.   They also accused the commission of failing to use objective criteria to determine whether to invite third-party candidates to take part in the debates.