1.   Defense lawyers asserted that the defendants had protested only after the floor debate.

2.   One recent visitor protested after Libby stopped him short on the front walkway, but she insisted that the tucking commence if he knew what was good for him.

3.   Several European nations protested after Camdessus pushed through the Mexico loan at the behest of the Clinton administration.

4.   China Labour Bulletin said the retirees protested only after fruitless attempts to contact factory management and city regulators.

5.   In February, the Philippines protested after China built a structure on Mischief Reef near the Philippine island of Palawan.

6.   Italian journalists, also protesting after failed contract talks, stayed off the job Monday, and newspapers will not be available Tuesday.

7.   Last month, the Philippines protested after five armed Chinese vessels sailed near islands both countries claim in the Spratly chain.

8.   Russia also protested after a rally by Latvian veterans of the Nazi German SS in the capital Riga.

9.   Russian also protested after a Riga rally by Latvian veterans of the Nazi German SS.

10.   She said she decided to protest after hearing about the Republican request for the injunction.