On Thursday, UK Defence Minister Adam Ingram denied the government had put pressure on the intelligence services to distort information about Saddam's alleged weapons program to make a stronger case for war.

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Some lawmakers said the US should not be represented by a harsh critic of the UN with an abrasive management style who was accused of trying to distort intelligence information.

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Biovail , the pharmaceutical company, joined this campaign last week with its own allegations that Gradient and hedge fund SAC Capital, among others, worked to distort its shares by disseminating false information about the company.

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