1.   Criticism of government handling of hate crimes also extends to the council chambers.

2.   Castillo Peraza told The Associated Press his party benefited from anger over government handling of the economic crisis.

3.   Government handling of the case brought a stinging rebuke from the Inter-American Human Rights Commission.

4.   Last year he was forced to deny reports he was planning to quit his post over government handling of clashes between Israeli and Palestinian soldiers.

5.   They later went to the Interior Ministry, where some dropped their pants in a buttocks-baring protest against government handling of the crisis.

6.   The public continued to protest government handling of the crisis, with thousands descending on government headquarters in May Square late Thursday.