71.   Wasch disputed that assertion.

72.   While most of these lobbyists concede that their experience gives them an edge, they dispute assertions that their personal ties result in improper influence.

73.   A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman did not dispute the assertion that transshipment of South American cocaine has increased in the Dominican Republic.

74.   At the same time, administration officials have disputed assertions by Arabs and Europeans that the United States is sitting on the sidelines.

75.   Attorney Edgar Steele, representing the mother, disputed the assertion that the children had been neglected and is attempting to get her bail reduced.

76.   Brussels maintains it has changed its import laws to bring them into line with WTO standards, an assertion disputed by the United States.

77.   Defense Secretary William Cohen on Friday disputed assertions by Texas Gov. George W. Bush that morale in the U.S. military is dangerously low.

78.   He also disputed Republican assertions that additional money for foreign aid only could come by raiding the Social Security surplus.

79.   He disputed assertions that his absence from the campaign trail has hurt Gore.

80.   Her attorney, disputing that assertion, said Samadi will be allowed to remain indefinitely in the United States.