41.   Tyumen Oil has rejected such accusations.

42.   U.N. officials reject the accusation and contend that Sankoh is responsible for the delays in bringing peace to the area.

43.   Whitman rejected accusations that she had given in to pressure from Arab-American constituents.

44.   Police and party officials rejected accusations by human rights groups that Chinese authorities are misusing global anti-terrorist sentiment to suppress peaceful dissent Xinjiang.

45.   Philippine President Joseph Estrada on Thursday defended his support for a proposed ban on strikes during economic crises, and rejected accusations that he was veering toward strongman rule.

46.   A Laotian diplomat in Phnom Penh on Friday rejected the accusation and said the newspaper could threaten relations between his country and Cambodia.

47.   A Deutsche Bank spokesman on Saturday rejected accusations that the bank was covering up past deals with the Nazis.

48.   A successful businessman, Maniraguha rejected the accusations.

49.   A spokesman at military headquarters, who declined to be identified, rejected the accusations and said the armed forces supported the police in their hunt for Tommy.

50.   A spokesman for the exile group, the Mujahideen, has rejected the accusation.