1.   Critics, including consumer advocate Ralph Nader and the National Taxpayers Union, argue that House and Senate members should be working harder to justify their salaries.

2.   It includes free trade advocates like the Heritage Foundation, consumer groups seeking lower grocery prices and environmental activists warning that sugar farmers are polluting the Everglades.

3.   Supporters of pedestrians, including advocates of public transportation, say the barriers infringe on the rights of nonmotorists in favor of cars.

4.   They included consumer advocate Ralph Nader, a longtime champion of liberal causes, and Grover Norquist, president of the conservative anti-tax Americans for Tax Reform.

5.   Many Basques, including independence advocates, see armed violence as unnecessary, considering the high level of autonomy the region has enjoyed for two decades.