21.   Military and civilian leaders have rejected charges that security agents cooperated with Hizbullah in their fight against Kurdish rebels.

22.   Military and political leaders angrily rejected the report.

23.   NATO has said it was a mistake that followed a series of coincidental failures of intelligence and planning, an explanation Chinese leaders have rejected as implausible.

24.   Other leaders rejected a widening of the consultative process, fearing a dilution of the personal contact between the leaders that is the chief purpose of the meetings.

25.   Palestinian leaders rejected the idea, saying they have waited already seven years.

26.   Republican leaders vigorously rejected criticism that they were impeaching Clinton over circumstances stemming from a private, consensual affair.

27.   Republican leaders rejected the House proposal to establish a block grant instead.

28.   Republican congressional leaders reject the first two concepts and favor middle-class tax cuts only if they also get even bigger breaks for the wealthy.

29.   Senate Republicans have unveiled similar-sized cutbacks, but key party leaders have so far rejected a tax cut.

30.   Several Republican leaders have rejected a White House proposal to tap a fund that insures thrift deposits to help cover the increases.