31.   Gore aides insist they had nothing to do with the story, which a Maine television station broke with the help of a Democratic activist.

32.   Gore aides later insisted the line was just one of her standard jokes.

33.   Her aides insisted that Clinton was not aware of that when she spoke Saturday.

34.   His aides insist that despite intensified military planning for an invasion and increased war talk, Clinton has not yet decided what to do.

35.   His penchant for endless campaigning invigorates him, aides insist, even if it leaves them exhausted.

36.   Kremlin aides insisted that this time it really was nothing more than a cold and that there were no plans to hospitalize the president.

37.   Kim may have been speaking for dramatic effect, as his aides insisted after they watched the markets reaction.

38.   Justice Department aides insist that Reno is unconcerned about the impact of her decisions on her own job or political standing.

39.   Later, an aide insisted that the computer-generated sound was an accident.

40.   Leadership aides insist there are not any other candidates for the job because Kerry will win.