21.   For government to deny any role in that legacy is to fly in the face of an essential aspect of the American character.

22.   Georgian officials have not directly implicated the government of Russian President Boris Yeltsin, which has denied any role in the attempt to kill Shevardnadze.

23.   Government officials here have long denied any role in what they call tribal abductions.

24.   He denied any role in the bombing.

25.   He denied any role in trying to hide his gifts to Lewinsky from prosecutors.

26.   He has denied any role in terrorism or other wrongdoing.

27.   He denied any role in the bombings in Russia and said he had no idea who was behind them.

28.   He told of checking out the Murrah building with McVeigh, though he denied a role in the actual bombing.

29.   Hezbollah denies any role in terrorism, claiming that its sole purpose has been attacking Israel.