11.   Thanks to one sentence, leading politicians accused him of being an anti-American apologist for Osama bin Laden and demanded he resign.

12.   Opposition politicians accused the government of delaying the count to defraud them of victory.

13.   Opposition politicians accused the government of delaying the vote count to defraud them of victory.

14.   Opposition politicians have accused the governing Social Democracy Party of exploiting the event for gains in fall elections.

15.   Politicians accused the government of moving too slowly and failing to keep the public informed.

16.   Politicians equally often accuse journalists of biased coverage, and parliament has recently taken steps to set up its own television station.

17.   A leading Yemeni politician accused Saudi Arabia on Thursday of seeking to destabilize his country by recruiting and arming insurgents in a disputed border region.

18.   Also Wednesday, moderate Catholic politicians formally accused the IRA-allied Sinn Fein party of systematic vote-stealing in recent elections.

19.   Amid the controversy, opposition politicians accused the Seoul government of being too fearful of offending the irascible North as the two sides pursue better ties.

20.   As the protesters rallied under cloudy skies, Conservative politicians accused Blair of pandering to political correctness and stirring up class enmity.