1.   He called on people to ignore what he called a smear campaign against the government.

2.   He claims he was the victim of a smear campaign.

3.   Republicans accused the Democrats of launching a smear campaign.

4.   The Labour Party mounted a smear campaign against Livingstone before the election.

5.   The magistrates who investigated his business empire have been made victims of a smear campaign.

6.   He puts all the accusations down to a smear campaign by his political opponents.

7.   However, Melancia maintained that he was the innocent victim of a politically motivated smear campaign.

8.   Meyer, now Minister of Constitutional Development and the chief government negotiator in constitutional talks, denied all knowledge of Barnard and the smear campaign against the ANC.

9.   Barry Lloyd, who set up the Gulf Families Association, and still counsels soldiers and their families, says he was the victim of a smear campaign.