Word: insist
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...Feshbachs, who wear jackets bearing the slogan "stock busters," insist they run a clean shop. But as part of a current probe into possible insider stock trading, federal officials are reportedly investigating whether the Feshbachs received confidential information from FDA employees. The brothers seem aligned with Scientology's war on psychiatry and medicine: many of their targets are health and biotechnology firms. "Legitimate short selling performs a public service by deflating hyped stocks," says Robert Flaherty, the editor of Equities magazine and a harsh critic of the brothers. "But the Feshbachs have damaged scores of good start...
...associates may finally end up with, many of their constituents will remain deeply skeptical of Saddam's intentions and will resist returning to their homes. They have seen Baghdad renege before -- on agreements made in 1966, 1970 and 1984 -- leading in each case to renewed fighting. Many Kurds insist that they will not accept any accord unless its enforcement is guaranteed by the U.N. That might be unacceptable to Saddam, who initiated this process to regain control of his country, not to cede...
Various groups follow a mixed brew of Wicca (witchcraft), paganism, New Age ideas and evocations of female power, some inspired by Native American and African traditions. Though a minority enacts malevolent spell casting and magic (not Satanism, these worshipers insist), most embrace benign beliefs, especially harmony with nature. While some draw upon ancient rituals, others invent new ones...
...part by signs that his family (which includes eight children, two still residing at home) was living at the edge of its means yet managed to take regular skiing trips to Colorado and New Hampshire. Reporters at the Post, whose lead was followed by U.S. News & World Report, insist they got their scoop by observing that Sununu was an unusually frequent traveler and by demanding his records from the Pentagon. But once Sununu's detractors got wind of the investigation, says a Post staffer, "they called to cheer us on" -- and to provide more details...
...also difficult to see when and how the allies can wind up Operation Haven. The U.S. and its friends insist they do not intend to let the tent cities become a second Gaza Strip, home to generations of embittered, stateless and disruptive exiles. Washington and London hope to turn over protection of the refugee settlements to a United Nations peacekeeping force in one to three months, and eventually to resettle the Kurds in their old homes under the eye of U.N. observers...