21.   There is almost no parallel to the mess of the fiscal crisis, when critics who compared City Hall to a candy store could not be accused of exaggerating.

22.   A government spokesman on Thursday defended its controversial sale of an anti-aircraft missile system to Cyprus and accused critics of opposing the deal because it benefits Russia.

23.   But Finance Minister Avraham Shohat, accusing the critics of populism said he was not aware of any plans to cancel or postpone it.

24.   Committee Republicans unanimously came to her defense, accusing her critics of distorting her record.

25.   Danish leaders have promised to respect all international conventions on refugees and accused critics of not understanding the details of the proposals.

26.   Democrats and Clinton administration said most of the money had been recovered and accused critics of playing politics.

27.   Faced with unrest, a top Milosevic aide accused opposition critics of traeson and said government controls must be tightened.

28.   Faced with unrest, a top Milosevic aide accused government critics of treason and said government controls must be tightened.

29.   Fujimori on Thursday denied that intelligence services were involved in telephone eavesdropping and accused his critics of mounting a political campaign to discredit his government.

30.   He accused critics of the missile deployment of hypocrisy.