61.   Friends of the Earth accused the government of retreating from a firmly-stated commitment to identify contaminated land.

62.   Friends of the Earth accused the government of caving in to pressure from property developers and abandoning proposals that would have protected the public from accidentally buying contaminated land.

63.   Opposition politicians accused the government of complacency in delaying action to remove lead from petrol.

64.   The motion accused the government of failing to protect the lives of citizens.

65.   The defeated opposition motion accused the government of failing to protect the lives of citizens.

66.   The African National Congress accused the government of trying to find a military solution to a political problem.

67.   And N U M officials have accused the government of misleading the public into believing the pits would be saved.

68.   The family of Captain Nash, who accused the government of issuing the wrong advice to Britons living in Kuwait, also got back today.

69.   Although Community Access withdrew its complaint Tuesday, civil libertarians and lawmakers have accused the government of conducting a witch hunt that had a chilling effect on community protest.

70.   An outcry ensued, and the government was accused of eyeing the best sites not for the poor but for wealthy party officials.