1.   But after all the charges and counter charges had filled the atmosphere with venom, seven moderate Republicans joined Democrats to save Johnson from conviction and ouster.

2.   But even before the off-campus fight turned into a mini-scandal of expulsions, charges and counter charges, there were signs of trouble.

3.   The candidates exchanged a flurry of charges and counter charges in the following days.

4.   Up to now, most of the charges and counter charges in the case have been under court seal.

5.   Charges and counter charges flew back and forth Friday concerning negotiations, or lack thereof, for a rematch between heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman and Lennox Lewis.

6.   That would be the budget talks, the private bargaining and argument, the public accusations and counter charges.

7.   But in counter charges Sudanese embassy officials in Cairo charged that Egyptian security agents had attacked three of their diplomats in the capital.