31.   Tom Kelly, a Police Department spokesman, denied the contention that the police had acted improperly.

32.   US Travel and IVI denied the contentions by Rosenbluth, implying that they were motivated by spite.

33.   Warren denied that contention.

34.   White House spokeswoman Mary Ellen Glynn denied the contention.

35.   Serbs deny such contentions.

36.   Sterk denied the contention.

37.   That contention was denied by many of the deportees.

38.   The contention was denied by many of the deportees, though several acknowledged being part of the Eritrean Community, which has sent money to the Eritrean government.

39.   Reports in the past several months have said a second test was possible, a contention denied by India.