31.   The report was rejected, Lachman said.

32.   The report was rejected by local and national leaders of the leftist Democratic Revolutionary Party.

33.   They also rejected conference reports on spending reductions for defense and agriculture programs.

34.   U.S. officials rejected reports from Mexican officials that the U.S. set up the talks, which got under way in Dallas today, without prior agreement from Mexico.

35.   Vogel rejected a report that Thyssen may sell its telecommunications activities, though it is looking for a partner for its fixed-network business.

36.   Pakistan rejected the report as unfair, saying terrorism is a global problem.

37.   Parliament rejected the report.

38.   A Cabinet minister on Wednesday rejected a report that Indonesia is the third most corrupt nation in Asia.

39.   A defiant Planning Minister Nabil Shaath, a senior peace negotiator, rejected the report.

40.   A senior government official Saturday rejected reports that President Laurent Kabila is ill and receiving treatment abroad.