31.   He has accused the opposition of making irresponsible, unrealistic promises.

32.   His comments came a day after First Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Chubais accused the opposition of unleashing a media campaign against foreign investments.

33.   Howard responded robustly, at one point contemptuously flipping a document at Labor Party lawmaker Jack Straw, and accusing the opposition of being soft on criminals.

34.   Hun Sen and his security chiefs accused the opposition of trying to kill him.

35.   Hun Sen immediately accused the opposition of being behind the failed plot.

36.   In a statement issued after the police action, the governing DLP accused the opposition of defaming the authority of parliament.

37.   In related news Wednesday, PRI national leader Humberto Roque Villanueva accused the opposition of lacking concrete proposals for voters.

38.   In Tirana, the ruling Socialist Party accused the opposition Democratic Party of supporting such acts, which it called terrorist.

39.   In the past, Netanyahu has accused the opposition of inciting against him and exploiting the murder to try to deepen the split in Israeli society over peacemaking efforts.

40.   Lukashenko has responded with a series of wild charges, recently accusing the opposition of being manipulated from abroad and planning violence.