Only the red paint, like dried blood, on the yellow sky hints at the catastrophe - hundreds of people had been killed - and gives the painting an apocalyptic charge, echoed in many of the sea pictures.

It is a charge echoed by Representative Larry Combest, a Texas Republican also on the House Intelligence Committee.

The Communist leader, Mr. Zyuganov, said today that he thought the Constitution had not in fact received enough votes, a charge echoed in an interview today by Oleg D. Beznisko, the deputy chief of staff for Mr. Yavlinsky's bloc.

Some reports noted that Israel's restriction of access to Jenin and refusal to allow the UN investigation access to the area were evidence of a coverup, a charge echoed by Mouin Rabbani, Director of the Palestinian American Research Center in Ramallah.

Rotondo, whose mild voice belies his reputation for great legal clout, has counseled his clients to display patience and sang-froid, instead of suing or rebutting every charge echoed by the press.

Kirchick said that the writings showed "an obsession with conspiracies, sympathy for the right-wing militia movement, and deeply held bigotry", and were "saturated in racism", charges echoed by Kevin Drum of the Washington Monthlys Political Animal blog.

Official results had Lukashenko winning with 83% of the vote; protesters claimed the results were achieved through fraud and voter intimidation, a charge echoed by many foreign governments.

Mr. Arafat, who is recuperating from surgery in Amman, Jordan, immediately accused the Israeli secret service of responsibility, a charge echoed by other officials at the P.L.O. headquarters in Tunis.

Mr. Stern's charge of elitism, echoed by some on the Council, may be buttressed both by the makeup of its board and the unlikely corner it occupies in City Hall.

And in a charge echoed by advocates for the homeless, they say that instead of providing an effective plan to deal with the problem of homelessness in New Jersey, the state is backing away from it.