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But now Albert II, Belgium's King, has also taken some flack for trying to break the deadlock.Last Friday, acting on Mr Leterme's request, the King suspended coalition talks to allow for some breathing space.

James had recently taken some flack for again declining to participate in the Slam Dunk Contest at the All-Star Game, so when videos capturing the greatness of his pregame ritual went viral online, fans (or maybe just reporters) were given another opportunity to grumble that they'd have preferred King James to the cast of B-listers who turned up in Houston for the official contest.

Also: Web radio's silent protest | TMZ.com rules Hollywood news | Gong launches YouTube channel | Ministry of Sound web TV deal | Apple now third in US music retail | Friendster traffic up 40% in one month A handful of very high-profile tech bloggers are taking some flack for signing up to a Microsoft campaign as kind of spokesbloggers.

These product choices have all proven successful for Twitter, so while Facebook might take some flack for stealing, they'll probably help it too.

And he is taking some flack for it: I think he looks cool in his yellow.

An Obama surrogate took some flack for saying hinting that Romney may have committed a felony for the discrepancies in his SEC filings.

Barack Obama, who earlier took some flack for his empty lapel, is on the cover of the latest Rolling Stone with flag pin gleaming.

Asked what the reaction to his comments was from his large network of NBA players past and present, Smith didn't get into details, but suggested he did take some flack for his position.

Swarm, but a year old, has taken some flack in the past year, mostly from folks who had grown attached to the Foursquare check-in.

Let's face it: Obama is the president, and part of that job means taking some flack.

Phelps' Frosted Flakes cereal deal, a hokey pose with Tony the Tiger, took some flack (too much sugar, say parents).