21.  In a separate action, Labor Secretary Robert Reich on Monday criticized companies that cut back health benefits for retirees.

22.  In a separate action, the Justice Department accused Larson and some of his colleagues of a long list of crimes.

23.  In a separate action, federal health officials cited a wide variety of serious deficiencies in patient care at Dana-Farber.

24.  In a separate action, legislation was introduced in the Senate to prevent a strike.

25.  In a separate action, Scivally has won several rounds in a complaint to the National Labor Relations Board about Polaroid management-labor committees.

26.  In a separate action, the commission approved new disclosure rules for the annual proxy statements that mutual funds issue to investors.

27.  In a separate legal action, the government accused its own Tennessee Valley Authority of similar violations at seven plants in Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky.

28.  In separate action, a federal mediator was appointed to try to resolve civil cases against Andersen.

29.  In two days, Congress and the Supreme Court have taken separate actions that undermine the cause of cleaner politics and government.

30.  Instead, there were two separate actions, which were not coordinated with each other, let alone with the economic benefit of the country.