Mercury flatly denied this, insisting he was merely " exhausted " and too busy to provide interviews.

Lincoln flatly denied recognition of the Confederacy, and said that the slaves covered by his Emancipation Proclamation would not be re-enslaved.

He always flatly denied them.

Klaatu themselves did not start these rumours and always flatly denied them, and indeed no Beatle was ever involved in the writing, recording or production of any Klaatu material.

Moore, however, flatly denied creating the documents, but eventually thought that maybe he had been set up.

'" Downey flatly denied being " depressed or manic " and that previous attempts to diagnose him with any kind of psychiatric or mood disorder have always been skewed because " the guy I was seeing didn't know I was smokin ' crack in his bathroom.

In addition, FBI records show that in 1950, Rotblat's friend in Santa Fe was tracked down in California, and she flatly denied the story: in fact, the cheque had never been cashed and had been left to pay for items not available in the U. K. during the war.

The cardinal's spokesman flatly denied the allegations.

Hakim Ahsanullah Khan, Zafar's prime minister flatly denied this request and the emperor had him removed from his presence.

The nobleman flatly denied .. about the treasures.

When Lipari called Bonpensiero, saying a witness to Bevilaqua's shooting identified Soprano and " a second, husky figure ," he flatly denied any involvement.

Due partly to disputes over what his role in the band was and his pay would be ( some reports indicated that Vincent had asked for, and was flatly denied, a percentage of the band's gross profits ), and despite the exhortations of both Simmons and Stanley, all through his tenure with the band Vincent refused to sign any contract making his employment official.

However, this is flatly denied by Hinsley, the official historian for the British Secret Services in World War II, who stated that " there is no truth in the much-publicized claim that the British authorities made use of the ‘ Lucy ’ ring .. to forward intelligence to Moscow ".

Clinton blunted this story with an interview on 60 Minutes at the conclusion of Super Bowl XXVI, where he flatly denied ( which was subsequently revealed to be untrue when Clinton testified during the Paula Jones law suit ) having had this affair.

During a parliamentary inquest in July 2007, Olmert flatly denied these accusations.

In 2003, on the specific issues of denial of food and poor nutrition, Deputy Minister of Defense V. Isakov flatly denied the existence of such problems.

After the Mitchell Report became public, Hanshin Tigers club president Nobuo Minami defended Williams stating " I trust him, He ( Williams ) flatly denied the use of any banned substances and said he is ready to accept fresh checkups at any time.

This version of events was flatly denied by Eric Saward in a Doctor Who Magazine interview, as well as by Woolsey herself when she was interviewed by David J. Howe, Mark Stammers and Stephen James Walker for their series of Doctor Who reference books.

In February 2005, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Michael McDowell, using parliamentary privilege, named Ferris, as well as Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness, as members of the IRA Army Council, an allegation that has been flatly denied by Ferris and the Sinn Féin leadership.

He flatly denied that any such conspiracy existed.

# On the Study of the Evidences of Christianity by Baden Powell —" flatly denied the possibility of miracles "

Worth flatly denied that he had anything to do with various crimes, saying that the last robbery had been a stupid act he had committed out of need for money.

Historian Gerard Jones writes that, " Siegel flatly denied that Wylie's novel had influenced him in any way " although adding his own conjecture that " the timing and striking similarities ... would seem to leave no doubt of Gladiators role "

Due partly to disputes over what his role in the band and his pay would be ( some reports indicated that Vincent had asked for, and was flatly denied, a percentage of the band's gross profits ), Vincent never signed any contract making his employment official.

The bank which held the mortgage on the old church declared that the interest was considerably in arrears, and the real estate people said flatly that the land across the river was being held for an eventual development for white working people who were coming in, and that none would be sold to colored folk.

Physiologist Keys flatly dismisses such appetite depressants as the amphetamines ( Benzedrine, Dexedrine ) as dangerous `` crutches for a weak will ''.

She reportedly turned him down flatly by saying, “ Why don ’ t you ask my sister !” Olivia de Havilland went on to play Melanie Hamilton Wilkes in Gone with the Wind and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.

Market strategist Jeremy Grantham has stated flatly that the EMH is responsible for the current financial crisis, claiming that belief in the hypothesis caused financial leaders to have a " chronic underestimation of the dangers of asset bubbles breaking ".

Through the 1840s, Corot continued to have his troubles with the critics ( many of his works were flatly rejected for Salon exhibition ), nor were many works purchased by the public.

She reviewed the documentary Waiting for Superman, directed by Davis Guggenheim, as " propagandistic " ( pro-charter schools and anti-public schools ), studded with " myths " and at least one " flatly wrong " claim.

Iorga also stood out among his generation for flatly rejecting any notion that the 12th-century Second Bulgarian Empire was a " Vlach-Bulgarian " or " Romanian-Bulgarian " project, noting that the Vlach achievements there benefited " another nation " ( Iorga's italics ).

They all express serious doubt or flatly dismiss claims for Whitehead.

It is also mentioned that he studied languages ; in Jingo he translates Klatchian for Sergeant Colon, although he flatly denies being able to speak it.

Prime Minister Vajpayee urges that his government is still prepared to discuss peace initiatives but states that any deal will have to be worked out within the framework of the Indian constitution, which Hizbul Mujahideen has flatly rejected as a basis for peace.

The Scottish Covenant, however, had little political impact outwith Scotland, being flatly dismissed by prime minister Clement Attlee, and it was not until 1979 that proposals for a Scottish Assembly became a serious political prospect.

Winn signed on to reprise the role of Sharon Spencer for Exorcist II after Ellen Burstyn flatly refused to return as Chris MacNeil.

He flatly refused to be recruited to the fictional " Orlando Breakers " team for Coach Hayden Fox, stating he'd go to Canada to play first.

The two were at civil loggerheads until meeting with Admiral Ramsay who flatly refused to take the responsibility for the safety of either of these two luminaries.

The Sporting News Official Baseball Guide prior to the 1974 season stated flatly that on May 8, " Ernie Banks became the major leagues ' first black manager, but only for a day " ( page 129 ).

Pressler is noted for being possibly the only member of Congress to flatly refuse to take a bribe from undercover FBI agents and then to report the bribe attempt to the FBI during the Abscam investigations in 1980.

Pressler, according to law enforcement sources was the one approached member of Congress who flatly refused to consider financial favors in exchange for legislative favors, as suggested by undercover agents posing as Arabs.

In 1960s and 1970s, the trials of dissenters and their referral for " treatment " to special psychiatric hospitals of the system of MVD came out into the open before the world public, and information of " psychiatric terror ," which the leadership of the institute was flatly denying, began to appear.