21.   Affirmative action, a three-decade societal movement meant to battle discrimination and open doors once closed to minorities, is under attack as never before.

22.   After Israel moved tanks into Jericho last night, they accused Israel of using outrage at the terror attacks as cover for intensifying pressure on all Palestinians.

23.   Alliance officials are convinced that agents of Osama bin Laden carried out the attack as a favor to the Taliban government in Afghanistan.

24.   Allen assailed the attack as an act of desperation.

25.   Britain is pushing for a resolution criticizing the actions Saddam took, while Russia is pushing for a resolution criticizing the U.S. attacks as an inappropriate response.

26.   But aides to Bruno dismissed such attacks as partisanship, adding that the criticism did nothing to advance the issue of campaign finance reform.

27.   But his strength, leading the attack as a rushing defenseman, was duplicated by Brian Leetch.

28.   But in a sign of the increasingly ugly mood toward America, two leading Russian politicians characterized the attack as a legitimate response to NATO airstrikes.

29.   But in recent years, walkers have come under increasing attack as safety hazards.

30.   But his experience over the last five years provides a textbook example of why the Federal Communications Commission is under attack as never before.