1.   COMPANIES trading with the Middle East may face retaliation if oil sales are hit by energy taxes proposed in Europe and the United States, writes Frank Frazer.

2.   And he said he faced retaliation when he spoke up to superiors.

3.   Ashcroft was repeatedly asked on ABC whether Rowley would face retaliation for her criticism.

4.   After City Council members voiced concerns in February that Capt. Bassanio Peters was facing retaliation for reporting cases of mistreatment, Manning offered assurances to the officials.

5.   Critics of the investigation faced retaliation.

6.   Families of critics face wholesale retaliation, diplomats based in Baghdad say.

7.   For those critics, Americans are now facing unsurprising retaliation from an important part of the Islamic world that considers America to have declared war on its faith.

8.   He said he fears many black farmers challenging alleged racial discrimination will face retaliation from whites in the farming community who are struggling, but for different reasons.

9.   Long returned to work earlier this week, armed with assurances from a number of lawmakers that they will ensure she faces no retaliation.

10.   Luzzatto denied that the White House has notified Iraq of a deadline to permit resumption of U.N. weapons inspections or face retaliation.