11.   But that may have been because they were closed before the full brunt of the negative news from Russia Thursday.

12.   Clinton then argued that all the negative news reports written about him and his family had actually made the United States a stronger nation.

13.   Despite the persistence of negative news, a growing number of analysts are expressing confidence about the economy and the outlook for profits.

14.   Despite the negative news we constantly hear about the state of education, astounding progress has been made.

15.   DiFrancesco and his supporters deny that, and instead blame negative news coverage.

16.   Disney, however, made no public statements, meaning that the companies the analysts work for had the first opportunity to trade on the negative news.

17.   Furthermore, some of the gains Wednesday were enhanced by speculators who were betting on more negative news from Greenspan.

18.   He said the perception of low influence is fed by headlines and negative news about religious figures.

19.   Ian C. Shepherdson, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics, said that he still expected negative economic news ahead and that Treasury interest rates would fall again.

20.   In the bond market, the weakness of the economy seemed to outweigh the negative news on inflation in December jobs report.