51.   Other agency officials vigorously denied the assertion.

52.   Rubin has denied the assertion.

53.   She has vehemently denied the assertion.

54.   Some say the plastic liner in the hole is leaking, an assertion denied by Nelson.

55.   Starr has denied the assertion and promised an internal investigation.

56.   Steven Forsyth, a spokesman for Delta, said that because a security report had not yet been filed, he could neither confirm nor deny the assertion.

57.   Stargell and Mays denied the assertions.

58.   Tenet denies the assertions.

59.   The Algerian government has neither confirmed nor denied these assertions.

60.   The assertion was denied by the prosecutor, who said the delays were caused by vacations and work conflicts by jurors and witnesses.