61.   Oil Minister Grete Faremo stepped down in December, following criticism of the way she handled the national police intelligence service in her previous post as justice minister.

62.   Police also defended their investigation following criticism from Braun.

63.   Recently, Tung was forced to cancel a planned birthday party for one of his Cabinet members at Government House following criticism that he was wasting public funds.

64.   Restrictions were eased slightly on Tuesday, following international criticism.

65.   The army announced Thursday that it will ban conscripted soldiers from using cellular phones and pagers, following criticism about lax discipline.

66.   That led to a diplomatic crisis and the resignation of two Manila government ministers following criticism that too little was done to save her.

67.   That meeting, on Tuesday, followed criticism by German politicians who expressed human rights concerns and said Washington was jeopardizing support for the war on terrorism.

68.   That followed German criticism over severe Iranian verdicts against activists who had attended a Berlin conference on the future of reforms in Iran.

69.   The actions followed harsh criticism of the reporter, Pavel Selin, by President Alexander Lukashenko in his annual address to parliament.

70.   The cancellation followed intense criticism of the pilots union by the business and tourism sector associations.