21.  But his attorney denied that Galanis was involved in drug smuggling in Kosovo and said the prosecutor raised the allegation only to prevent his release.

22.  Ferguson said he hoped Prime Minister Paul Keating would raise the allegations with Indonesian President Suharto during his brief visit next month.

23.  Heritage Minister Sheila Copps ordered the audit last December after allegations were raised that some producers were cheating the system to qualify for tax credits.

24.  Independent senator Brian Harradine, who first raised the allegations that sparked an official inquiry into the deportation of Zhu, has called for the inquiry to be broadened.

25.  It was not the first time such allegations have been raised.

26.  On Thursday, he accused opposition legislators who had first raised the allegations, of waging a political smear campaign against him.

27.  On Thursday, he accused opposition legislators who had first raised the allegations of waging a political smear campaign against him.

28.  Scheer became the subject of an investigation by the embassy after German and Swiss citizens doing business in Palawan raised allegations of extortion against him.

29.  Spokesmen for the Knicks, the National Basketball Association and individual athletes all declined to comment when the allegations were raised earlier this year.

30.  Similar allegations have been raised previously by Western news organizations, Vershbow said.