11.   He said Russian society was decaying, and he blasted the government for failing to pay miners on strike in the Far East over back wages.

12.   Last week, IEC head Johann Kriegler resigned, blasting the government for its ID policy and other shortcomings in guaranteeing an independent election.

13.   Legislators blast government for rejecting rally.

14.   Like others at the news conference, Strakhov blasted the government for ignoring science, once the pride and glory of the Soviet state.

15.   The statement denounced the Skanska hydroelectric plant as harmful to the environment and blasted the government for ignoring the poor.

16.   U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on Thursday blasted the government of Myanmar, also known as Burma, for its treatment of Suu Kyi.

17.   Zhelev also blasted the government for hedging on applying to join NATO.

18.   For months, doctors, patients and NGOs have blasted the government for chronic problems with the supply of anti-AIDS drugs in hospitals.

19.   He also blasted consumer governments for continually raising taxes on oil and oil products.

20.   A Bangladeshi journalist and campaigner against Islamic fundamentalism charged with treason blasted the government Sunday for curtailing his freedom of expression.