Blaine fought this criticism with an emotional speech in Congress.

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Rand rejected this criticism.

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Cairo is also still reeling from criticism during Israel's war in the Gaza Strip early this year.

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But this plan has also come under criticism. The proposed power plants will burn heavy oil, which must be imported and causes pollution.

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The relentless criticism forced the government to send Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to Washington this week to convey the concerns to the sponsors of the multi-billion-dollar aid package.

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Earlier this year,after the disputed Iranian presidential election, the president faced sharp criticism from minority Republicans that he had not voiced sufficient moral support for demonstrators in the streets protesting the outcome.

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"Earlier this year, the sort of strident sort of criticism that you heard coming out of the White House certainly indicated that there was displeasure with the disfunction of the government in Kabul,".

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