31.   Kerry rejects the charge, saying Weld is distorting his voting record.

32.   Kuchma has rejected the charge in vividly scatological terms.

33.   Local party leaders reject such charges.

34.   Manufacturers flatly reject the charge.

35.   Masaki rejected the charge.

36.   McCain and his supporters, however, reject the charge.

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

38.   Mrs. Johnson rejects such charges, saying she continues to be a moderate who is not afraid to break with the party leadership.

39.   Pakistan continues to reject that charge, asserting that the attacks on India are being conducted by indigenous freedom fighters.

40.   Photographers and their lawyers have vehemently rejected these charges.