11.   Inside the US, unions have been plagued by scandals stemming from corruption, coercion and links to organized crime.

12.   Merrill Lynch and other foreign brokerages are expanding rapidly in Japan where domestic rivals have been plagued by scandal and are scrambling to adapt to sweeping deregulation measures.

13.   Russia has been plagued by scandals connected with eavesdropping on officials in recent months.

14.   That is attracting support from the other main secular parties, which have been plagued by scandals.

15.   The Alsthom group has also been plagued by scandal.

16.   The scandal has long plagued Belgian politics.

17.   They also decided it was politically damaging to continue backing the Socialists, plagued by scandal over the past two years.

18.   Those two yokozuna have also been plagued by scandals surrounding their family, alleged tax evasion and reports of marital troubles.

19.   With federal observers looking on, the incumbent Tuesday swept toward a third term as town president of this gritty industrial suburb plagued by scandals since the bootlegger era.

20.   With federal observers looking on, the incumbent Tuesday won a third term as town president of this gritty industrial suburb plagued by scandals since the bootlegger era.