21.   The charges come, however, as the tobacco industry is under mounting pressure from federal criminal probes and high-stakes civil lawsuits.

22.   The assault charge comes from another woman.

23.   The charges against Hikind come after a long career of Jewish activism.

24.   The charges first came to light in a video-taped confession by a former RPR officials who has since died.

25.   The charge came as the business for making car loans to people with poor credit crumbled.

26.   The charge comes two months after Patricia Smith was dismissed by the newspaper for fabricating columns.

27.   The charges come one month after the acquittal of Peter Gatien, the prominent nightclub owner accused of allowing drugs to be sold at two of his Manhattan clubs.

28.   The charge comes as the commission attempts to ban tobacco advertising in publications and other forms of media distributed in more than one EU state.

29.   The charges against Skakel came after prosecutors disclosed Wednesday that a grand jury had found that enough evidence existed to arrest him.

30.   The charges also come a week after Yeltsin told Parliament that his government was overhauling the privatization process and that he was distancing himself from powerful banks.