Mr. Olbermann asserted in a statement backed up by his manager, Michael Price, that he was not given a "legitimate opportunity to host under acceptable conditions".
For its part, Mattel asserted in a statement, "We are confident that such a lawsuit will be barred by the statute of limitations".
Anthem's parent company, WellPoint Inc. of Indianapolis, asserted in a statement that its new rates would comply with the law.
But like all such settlements, it does not come with any admission of liability, and the bank asserted in a statement that it was done "to eliminate the uncertainties, burden and expense of further protracted litigation".
The office of the Milan prosecutor, Edmondo Bruti Liberati, asserted in a statement that Mr. Berlusconi had illegally compensated the minor for sexual relations during encounters at the prime minister's private villa outside Milan.
The bureau, akin to the F.B.I. in the United States, completed the investigation in a "record time of 45 days" it asserted in a statement, and filed a 300-page charge sheet citing 433 witnesses.
For instance, Representative Cynthia A. McKinney, a Georgia Democrat who has criticized the lack of black agents on Mr. Gore's Secret Service detail, asserted in a statement last month that the vice president's "Negro tolerance level has never been too high".
Abelard calls statements propositions (propositio) and what is asserted by a statement its dictum.
