Dow Jones, which publishes the Journal, became aware of the allegations last year and has concluded they are unfounded, a spokeswoman for Dow Jones said Monday.
And the city is closely monitoring the emergence of a new Sars-like illness after rumours, later proved unfounded, of a case in Hong Kong in February.
But even if fears of a systematic bias prove unfounded, the fuss about CPOs points to a broader problem for pollsters: the ever-increasing difficulty of persuading Americans to take part in political polls.
"The rumors related to subprime exposure are totally unfounded, " said a Lehman spokeswoman.
Some doctors relate this recent rise in cases to the parents who have shied away from vaccinating children due to fears, albeit unfounded, that there is a connection between vaccines and autism.
Meanwhile Kaoru Yosano, the new economy minister with a clear sense of what needs to be done to overhaul the country's finances in the face of an ageing population, was ordered to cobble together a fiscal-stimulus package in response to panicky (and probably unfounded) fears that the economy was tipping into a deep recession again.
The FAI statement said that the newspaper's claims in relation to a "ticket fiasco are unfounded".
Scientists also feared it could damage kidneys, a fear that would prove unfounded.
Mr da Silva has tried to convince the market sceptics that their fears are unfounded, that he has turned over a new leaf.
Fears of a Millennium Bug strike passed unfounded although the national aviation agency barred any flights from taking off 15 minutes before and after midnight.
The latter concerns are not unfounded, but the former ones are a lot more tangible for most of us.
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However unfounded those emotions may be - dealing with a sense of blame and shame is one part of the unique character of life with HIV.
However, Mr Breeden's hopes that they will become a blueprint for corporate America may prove unfounded.
But claims that today's oil prices amount to anything approaching a crisis for business at large are unfounded.
Further, the notion that the regional audience is not large enough or socioeconomically capable to support both a college and professional basketball team is unfounded.
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Beshara also says that the rumors of a mobile acquisition cited in the article are unfounded.
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You do a disservice to the American public by publishing unfounded and easily disproven claims.
Groves calls the criticism unfounded and adds that ABC's staff turnover is a low 10% a year.
Reports they were about to be replaced by a new security force have so far proved unfounded.
Mr Blackburn said concerns over the free range status of birds being taken indoors as a precaution after Thursday's case were unfounded.
Somehow this led to widespread (but unfounded) media reports that it was going to make a Chinese version of the Chevy Chevette.
If they have any suspicions, even unfounded ones, they can turn your work computer into a crime scene and perform forensic analysis that puts a police department to shame.
Dahn's spokesperson says these unfounded "rumors and innuendoes" are simply efforts to hurt a large and visible brand in yoga training.
When those hopes proved unfounded, he looked to his re-election, believing a second consecutive victory might deliver the final blow, he said.
But officials said a probe into complaints by residents that a similar switch-off had led to a rise in anti-social behaviour have proved unfounded.
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Sometimes you have the agencies and the government having to pay out millions of pounds to settle a claim which the agencies are still saying is unfounded.
The Premier League's fear of a dearth of future bidders for its content looks unfounded--historically the bidding pool has really only been Sky and one or two others.
"I want to put to rest the speculation and unfounded rumors of my imminent retirement, " Rehnquist said in a statement issued Thursday night, hours after he left a hospital where he was being treated for a fever.
The worry that America is importing a new Hispanic underclass, as some claim, is also probably unfounded.
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