21.   Burke vehemently denied the rumor Thursday night.

22.   Bush denied the rumors, but he was held up to ridicule unfairly.

23.   Bratton denies the rumors and says he has no plans to leave.

24.   But an executive close to Harcourt denied the rumor.

25.   But Hooper denied rumors that Boeing wants to invest in IPTN and said he is not aware of any intention to build a plant in Indonesia.

26.   Clarke vigorously denied the rumor.

27.   Cherifa laughingly denies the rumor.

28.   Company officials denied the rumor.

29.   Company officials said they would not confirm or deny the rumors.

30.   Company officials neither confirmed nor denied the rumors.