1.   The two newspaper reports totally contradict each other.

2.   But two subsequent Air Force reports contradicted the first inquiry.

3.   The regional Fed report contradicted a growing conviction among investors that the Fed might forego a rate increase when its policy-makers meet next week.

4.   The report contradicts recent speculation that the economy was growing quickly enough to prompt the Fed to raise rates to prevent inflation from accelerating.

5.   The report contradicts those assertions, citing everything from training videos to directives from headquarters that provided a road map on how to mislead customers.

6.   The report sharply contradicts the official Serbian version of the incident.

7.   The reports contradicted perceptions that recent rains revived the crop, a notion that sent corn and soybeans plunging.

8.   The report contradicts a high-level Defense Department investigation last month that found the officials were unaware of the contents.

9.   The Smith Barney report contradicts the popular perception that fund investors hold their ground in volatile markets.

10.   The report directly contradicts the Bush camp by asserting that the gap between white and black students is growing, not shrinking.