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Arnold Schwarzenegger may soon have a new role on TV and print ads: pitchman for Popeye's favorite power food. It's part of an effort to bolster the sagging spinach industry, which got bruised this fall when bags of the leafy green were found contaminated with E. coli 0157 bacteria. Nearly 200 people became ill-- and three died--after eating the tainted spinach, which was traced to California-based Natural Selection Foods. The company is now testing its produce for bacteria, and kids will just have to start eating their greens again...
...Foiled by the X in Liu's given name, the broadcaster sidestepped the problem: "He is Mr. Liu. Congratulations to Mr. Liu from China." The world had better get used to Mr. Liu's name. With his chiseled jaw and winning smile, Liu has already been tapped as a pitchman for Coca-Cola and Nike. More importantly, he serves as the charismatic icon of a continent's athletic ascendancy, just as Asia gears up to welcome the next Summer Olympics. Everywhere Jan. 1, 2000 [The Millennium Bug] was going to topple this electronic pack of cards, sending planes crashing...
...Lehman Brothers. That's a pointed reference to the limited role that Snow was allowed to play in shaping economic policy under Bush, who has preferred to keep his own counsel and that of Vice President Cheney and top adviser Karl Rove. Snow was widely seen as a pitchman for policies that others wrote...
Reebok has already scored for Adidas in soccer. In April the company signed French superstar Thierry Henry, a veteran Nike pitchman, to an endorsement deal...
WHISKEY BEFORE BREAKFAST called his punishment a "10-day slap on the wrist," while others sarcastically stuck up for Viagra's ex-pitchman. Noting that steroid users risk becoming impotent in order to pump up the game, SOMETHING'S GONE WRONG AGAIN! urged "Hall of Fame voters [to] remember this act of selflessness when the time comes...