1.   A day earlier, Ashcroft criticized lawmakers for taking too long to consider his proposals, saying law enforcement needed tools and not talk to do their job.

2.   Co-workers of slain Arizona prison officer Brent Lumley lashed out Wednesday, criticizing lawmakers for not giving them enough support.

3.   Dressed in white funeral shrouds, to show their willingness to die, the protesters carried banners that backed the supreme leader and criticized reformist lawmakers.

4.   Lawmakers are often criticized for traveling to sunny destinations and posh resorts at the expense of special interest groups.

5.   President Ernesto Zedillo criticized lawmakers who voted for the law as pandering to owners of illegal vehicles two months before general elections.

6.   Sen. Bill Ratliff, R-Mount Pleasant, used the controversial tactic to revive the bill even though he has criticized other lawmakers for legislating through riders.

7.   She also criticized lawmakers who would reduce benefits.

8.   State lawmakers were criticized for failing to provide money to cover the shortfall.

9.   Taxpayers and state employees publicly criticized lawmakers for the excessive spending.

10.   The group also hopes to counter U.S. Term Limits, a private organization that has harshly criticized lawmakers for their half-hearted support of limits.