81.   John Del Cecato, a spokesman at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, strongly disputed that assertion.

82.   Lehner disputes that assertion.

83.   She specifically disputed their assertion that the preferential treatment plan was not being enforced.

84.   Steele disputed the assertion that the children had been starving and living in unhealthy conditions before authorities tried to remove them to social service agencies.

85.   The company disputes the assertion.

86.   The government disputes his assertions.

87.   The president disputed assertions that his absence from the campaign trail has hurt Gore.

88.   The State Department disputes these assertions, cautioning against overemphasizing the importance of the increased traffic at Saddam Hussein International Airport.

89.   WBUR spokeswoman Mary Stohn disputed that assertion.

90.   But the second-ranking US Defense Department official, visiting Singapore, disputed these assertions.