21.   Both Garcetti and Parks have denied the existence of a turf war.

22.   A commission spokesman said that as a matter of policy it did not confirm or deny the existence of an investigation.

23.   A Customs Service spokesman, Dennis Murphy, said he could neither confirm nor deny the existence of the inquiry.

24.   A Russian military spokesman, Colonel Konstantin Kukharenko, denied the existence of the camps.

25.   A spokeswoman for the US Attorney could not be reached but previously said her office does not confirm or deny the existence of an investigation.

26.   A spokeswoman for the agency said it does not confirm or deny the existence of any non-public investigations.

27.   Administration officials, following usual policy, refused to confirm or deny the existence of covert operations within Yugoslavia ahead of the vote.

28.   Administration spokesmen officially refused to confirm or deny the existence of the secret programs.

29.   After Texaco denied the existence of the list, it demanded documents from the plaintiffs.

30.   Bulgaria denies the existence of a Macedonian language.