The dispute has revived charges of abuses in Mexico's export assembly plants, known as maquiladoras, and of obstacles to independent unions.

They also sought to revive charges that the company mishandled, through its military contracting subsidiary, hundreds of millions of tax dollars in Iraq.

He revived charges that he had made in 1982 when Mr. Burt was nominated to serve as an Assistant Secretary of State.

But the euphoria is fragile; many worry that the Republicans will revive charges about Mr. Clinton's private life.

The Administration intensified a conflict over aerospace subsidies in Europe by reviving charges that Airbus Industrie gets unfair support by governments.

The raids could revive charges of secrecy and manipulation by the families and banks at the heart of Italy's industrial establishment.

But he says that to get into politics now would only revive old charges that he is a Communist.

The Government has already revived charges and warrants against about two dozen right-wing activists arrested at various demonstrations, and more such measures were expected.

Mr. Davis said the new proceedings were "an absolute amoral, political sham," a doomed attempt to revive charges on which the hung jury had leaned toward acquittal.

The Minister went further, reviving criminal charges against Escobar and other drug lords, such as Carlos Lehder.