His comments contradicted those he made at a Washington news conference on May 6, when he told reporters the American hostages "look physically wonderful."

The Mayor's comments about the screening contradicted assertions by his aides, who said on Saturday that there was no new policy, even though more people were suddenly being forced to leave the center.

Wilpon's comments contradicted a recent published report that said he had instructed Phillips not to add to the team's payroll in order to avoid jeopardizing a potential sale of the team to Cablevision.

The comments by the Senator, Giulio Orlando, contradict reports from the press in neighboring Yugoslavia that there has been widespread unrest this month in several Albanian cities.

His comments contradicted the signal Friday of a production increase from an unnamed Venezuelan official.

Later comments by Australian officials have contradicted claims by Lalit Bhanot that they had admitted responsibility.

The newspaper also reported the SEC was likely to examine whether Mackey's comments contradicted what the company previously said or were overly optimistic about the firm's performance.

The comments from Michael Fuchs, the deputy floor leader for Merkel's Christian Democratic Union, contradict the chancellor's stance of unity:

Mr. Chirac's initial comments contradicted the long-held French policy of deterrence, which holds that Iran must not go nuclear.

The general's comments contradicted those assertions.