11.   Both sides insist that the other fired first.

12.   Both sides insist that they will not back down.

13.   But Congress and the White House are unlikely to find compromise if one side insists the differences do not exist.

14.   But with plenty of time left to raise money, the battle now is over endorsement bragging rights, with each side insisting that its roster has more heft.

15.   Each side was still insisting that the other was at fault for the collision.

16.   Each side insists it is fighting for the soul of the economy.

17.   Each side insists that it made the last offer.

18.   In Ambon, both sides insist that they fight only in self-defense.

19.   In most of the first-round playoff games, however, both sides insisted that the issue was not talent.

20.   Of course both sides insist this election is about the future.