11.   The newspaper said that in a statement obtained Sunday, Wang repeated earlier denials of any involvement or wrongdoing in connection with the campaign fund-raising controversy.

12.   The newspaper China Daily said that in a statement obtained Sunday, Wang repeated earlier denials of any involvement or wrongdoing in connection with the campaign fund-raising controversy.

13.   This atmosphere has been tested by the campaign controversy.

14.   In his letter to Clinton, Lake said the latest twist in the campaign financial controversy was likely to lead to further delays in the confirmation process.

15.   In her opening statement to the committee she made no reference to the campaign controversy.

16.   And Lake denied he knew anything about a campaign finance controversy that has widened a rift between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the White House.

17.   Both Kwok and Youngberg said they had fielded a string of phone calls from Asian-American community leaders and organizers worried about the impact of the campaign controversy.

18.   Clinton has not hidden his opposition to the naming of an independent counsel to probe the campaign funding controversy.