Vallandigham's assertion that 'he did not want to belong to the United States' prompted Edward Everett Hale to write 'The Man Without a Country'.

His assertion prompted the Judiciary Committee's ranking Democrat, Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware, to propose hearings into the issue of legalizing drugs.

That assertion has prompted former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani of New York to accuse Mr. Edwards and other Democrats of being "in denial" about the threat.

The assertion prompted several committee members to express outrage at idea that paper work might impede justice.

His assertion prompted one of Mrs. Bobbitt's lawyers, Blair Howard of Alexandria, to ask whether Mr. Bobbitt considered himself a battered husband.

If Bonds did not report that income, Bell's assertions could prompt an investigation into tax evasion, a crime that has befallen other sports stars.

The assertions prompted the agency to begin an investigation of the company.

That assertion prompted outrage from the officers' lawyers.

An Iranian immigrant's assertion that she had been the victim of a vicious hate crime last month prompted a march and speeches against bigotry.

Sears's assertion that its advertising practices are widespread has prompted the Council of Better Business Bureaus to set up meetings later this month in Washington with major national retailers.