31.   Contradicting Israeli claims of a breakthrough, however, Palestinian leaders said they were resuming the talks merely to tie up loose ends in existing agreements.

32.   Contradicting Israeli claims, Yasser Arafat said Thursday that Palestinian elections will not take place until all Israeli troops leave the West Bank.

33.   Critics say it contradicted repeated claims by Habibie that he wants to introduce greater democratic freedom and human rights.

34.   Defense witnesses have contradicted those claims.

35.   Fighters in Shipkovica and nearby villages contradicted the claim by Macedonian authorities that the rebellion is being directed by ethnic Albanians in Kosovo.

36.   GTE, however, contradicted the claim hours after the license was awarded.

37.   Hewlett did contradict a claim made by HP CEO Carly Fiorina and chief financial officer Robert Wayman.

38.   However, Egyptian accounts contradict Syrian claims.

39.   Her comments contradicted claims by government officials.

40.   Israel maintains visits by foreign diplomats to the Orient House contradict its claim to the entire city.