11.   Campaign spending caps have been ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court, and Republican leaders blasted the proposal as an infringement on the First Amendment.

12.   Israeli Arabs and other minority groups blasted the proposal as racist.

13.   Leah Tsemel, a human rights lawyer who represents Palestinians injured during the uprising blasted the proposal.

14.   Wam said Stoltenberg blasted the proposals by the European Union and other industrial countries saying such plans would have no impact on the environment.

15.   President Gloria Arroyo on Friday blasted proposals for the Philippines to adopt a federal form of government, warning that it could lead to economic instability.