"If the directors aren't held accountable in some shape or form and aren't at least heavily criticized in the special litigation committee report, that is a mixed message," Mr. Foley said.
He is also hoping to draw attention to Vice President Al Gore's education proposals while at least indirectly criticizing those of Gov. George W. Bush of Texas, the likely Republican presidential nominee.
The study, which began in 2007 and was to last through at least next year, was criticized for matters ranging from poor statistical sampling to conflicts of interest.
Orman's campaign, for its part, produced about 900 that at least in part criticized Roberts.
In downplaying his vacation, Obama's team is responding to a very American idea -- that time off is time wasted, or at least will be criticized as such by others.
But many in the West, and in Benedict's own church, cringed at what they saw as his impolitic — to say the least — remarks, and criticized his analysis of Islam.
If they do, they might at least be challenged and criticized in the forum of public opinion.
Illinois's first attempt to shore up its pension fund with a record-breaking $10 billion bond sale has long been criticized, not least because it led to the indictment of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and several associates on influence-peddling charges.
Members of at least one family have criticized him for how he handled the announcement, his tone of voice and choice of words, saying he displayed a lack of empathy.
Though his own domestic politics remained unsettled, with a good deal of political jockeying, Mr. Kostunica also moved to improve relations with the United States, whose policies he has often criticized, not least NATO's bombing of Yugoslavia over Kosovo.
