1.   Meanwhile, the charges came as a shock to many, said Smithville Mayor Ron Van Winkle.

2.   The charges came one day before another former Enron CEO, Ken Lay, planned to cite the Fifth Amendment before a Senate panel.

3.   The charge came as regional leaders tried to press Mugabe to form a coalition government with the opposition in the wake of widely condemned presidential elections.

4.   The charges came as jets pounded the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif.

5.   The charges came as Washington stepped up pressure on both countries in hopes to minimize their involvement in escalating Israeli-Palestinian violence.

6.   The charges came as Washington stepped up pressure on both countries in the hope of minimizing their involvement in escalating Israeli-Palestinian violence.