1.   She made an official statement to dispel any rumors about her retirement.

2.   An impish-looking George W. Bush took the podium at a charter school in Los Angeles to dispel some rumors about his fund-raising abilities.

3.   And while officials clearly sought tolerance for illegal immigrants, they enacted their immigration measure largely to dispel rumors that City Hall was behind a local Border Patrol crackdown.

4.   Before congratulating Ponciano on his return, CSUN president Blenda Wilson dispelled a rumor Wednesday that she was considering replacing vice president Ron Kopita and athletic director Paul Bubb.

5.   A week later, forced to dispel the rumors of his demise, Mobutu appeared at a news conference before scores of foreign journalists.

6.   But in essence, France sent the troops to dispel rumors that Paris was somehow behind the coup by the mercenaries, or was at least endorsing it.

7.   But Padaratz dispelled rumors about that spell as well as others.

8.   But King County executive Gary Locke and Seahawks president David Behring were both quick to dispel those rumors.

9.   Cumberland also wanted to dispel rumors that related his hiatus to alcohol.

10.   Federal authorities are launching a Spanish-language radio campaign to warn people of delays and attempt to dispel rumors that the U.S.-Mexico border has been closed.