1.   In a deposition two weeks ago, the president reportedly issued a similar denial under oath.

2.   Q. Is President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe in similar denial?

3.   A half-dozen other top scientists issued similar denials at a government rally near Havana.

4.   A spokesman for Amal issued a similar denial.

5.   A Warnaco spokesman made a similar denial.

6.   A similar denial was issued by a Syrian Oil Ministry official, who also insisted that his name not be used.

7.   An Mbeki spokesman made a similar denial.

8.   Bank of Tokyo spokesman Shiro Tsubota made a similar denial.

9.   Despite a similar denial by authorities on Wednesday, the official English-language China Daily reported that the Swiss man had been sentenced to death.

10.   FARC rebels, whose field commanders operate with substantial autonomy, have had to backpedal on similar denials in the past.