1.   De La Hoya and Arum reportedly deny the rift.

2.   During a meeting with reporters, Mr. Golden strongly denied any rift between him and the chief of staff.

3.   In an interview with Texas reporters Thursday, Armey denied any rift between himself and the speaker or that he had encouraged an open revolt by conservatives.

4.   At a news conference after the vote, Chernomyrdin and Vyakhirev denied any rift between them and pledged to work together.

5.   Both deny any rift between them, despite differences of opinion.

6.   But Draskovic, a maverick who joined the government only in January, sounded a nationalistic tone after his dismissal and denied any rift.

7.   The maverick former opposition leader, who joined the government only in January, sounded a nationalistic tone after his dismissal and denied any rift.

8.   U.S. officials have denied any rift between Washington and Seoul.

9.   He has publicly denied any rift with Chavez.

10.   Atlanta organizers have denied a rift with Home Depot, and say they expect new marketing campaigns to boost brick sales.