21.   Chechen militant leaders deny involvement in the bombings.

22.   Conrad also accused the president of trying to raid the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, an accusation the White House and Republican congressional leaders deny.

23.   County leaders denied the charge.

24.   Diplomats in Belgrade say Raznatovic is under the protection, if not guidance, of Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, though the militia leader denies it.

25.   FARC leaders deny kidnapping children, although they admit taking adults for ransom to raise funds.

26.   Former members of the group and Amnesty International charged that torture and child abuse had taken place at the colony, accusations that settlement leaders denied.

27.   Gingrich in recent days has blamed Gephardt for the delay in appointing an ethics panel, but the Democratic leader denied that.

28.   GOP leaders denied that they are trying to prevent the passage of term limits, but they said they would not force Republicans to vote for them.

29.   Governing party leaders did not deny handing out gifts, but they noted that they are not illegal under Guerrero state laws.

30.   Hasidic and Orthodox leaders deny that their community treats public law casually.