It is said in his defense that he can't be blamed for the supply-side disaster; it was he, after all, who initially denounced it as "voodoo" economics.

Chris Padilla, Kodak's top lobbyist on the issue, initially denounced the bill as the "make film in China" act.

Mr. Gorbachev, who initially denounced the commonwealth as illegal and dangerous, today spoke of the new association as an accomplished fact.

Mr. Clinton said today that the policy of returning refugees to Haiti, which he continued after initially denouncing it during the 1992 campaign, had worked well last year but had been outpaced by events.

But trade unions initially denounced it as a ploy to commit workers to the new capitalism.

Though Henry Ford and the automotive industry initially denounced Cheskin's opinion, Ford subsequently included Cheskin in the Ford Falcon project after his forecast proved correct.

The leadership of the comuneros was forced to take a stance on these new rebellions; reluctant to openly endorse them, the Junta initially denounced them but did nothing to oppose them.

Gorbachev initially denounced this move as illegal.

Velázquez also supported passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1993 after initially denouncing it as a disaster for workers of all three countries.

Mr. Gorbachev initially denounced the Lithuanian Communists for bowing to "extremist" pressures in their "illegal" and "illegitimate" vote in December to become independent of the central party in Moscow.