21.   CompUSA President Jim Halpin blamed the losses in part on sluggish demand for personal computers.

22.   Doctors blame a loss of cells in an area of the brain called the substantia nigra.

23.   Dole, the leading presidential contender among Republicans, blamed the loss squarely on Democrats, acerbically congratulating them for burying the bill.

24.   Following the dropped pass, the Steelers scored two straight touchdowns to blow the game open, and every expert blamed the loss on Smith.

25.   Gambling concerns blamed the loss in Florida on a poorly conceived proposal that permitted no local control of where casinos would be built.

26.   Green blamed his loss on NASCAR saying that officials added a lap to the caution period to allow his competitors to catch up to him.

27.   He blamed some losses on a since-demoted backup goaltender.

28.   He later blamed the loss on dehydration, but the boxing authorities in Ontario ordered a battery of tests and suspended him from fighting in Canada.

29.   Immediately after the fight, Leonard blamed the loss in good part on a sprained right-calf muscle, suffered in training.

30.   In his first public statement since the election, Harris blamed his loss on low voter turnout.