A spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood, Maamoun al-Hodaiby, denounced the court's ruling as a "political decision that comes in contradiction with the law."

But a spokesman for the contras denounced the proposal.

A spokesman of Google denounced the proposal: "We don't have any sympathy for these plans, as an ancillary copyright lacks all factual, economic, and legal foundation.

The organizations' spokesmen denounced the agreement to elect a president by popular vote before electing the first democratically chosen Parliament.

His spokesmen denounced rumor mongers and let it go at that.

A spokesman for the Palestinian Authority president ,Yasser Arafat, denounced the plans and asked the international community to intervene.

A spokesman for the Bush campaign denounced Mr. Kerry's charges as "completely baseless."

A spokesman for the president immediately denounced the tape, saying, "These assertions are absolutely groundless and pure insinuation."

Yesterday, Mr. Lazio's spokesman, Bryan Flood, denounced the Democrats' plan as a "one size fits all" approach that did not offer consumers a choice.

But in Gaza, a spokesman for Hamas denounced the Israeli action, saying: "This is not a release.