Word: spokes
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Garth, who speaks little Spanish, relied on two top staffers who spoke the local language, and used two American law students to take his poll surveys for him. Herrera and Piñerua each spent an estimated $8 million for TV time. President Pérez, who naturally had an interest in seeing Piñerua elected, meanwhile managed to get around a law barring presidential involvement in an election by hitting the hustings on what were billed as "administrative tours." His government spent $15 million touting its achievements and otherwise burnishing its image. To critics of that blatant electioneering...
...Didn't Know, we have heard, from Diana herself no less, that Uncle Oscar is actually a composite of Diana's uncle, husband and Oscar Wilde. Her uncle, Diana says in her best British accent, carefully preserved through 21 years in D.C., is someone "who the family spoke of in hushed terms. He was somehow wicked. I presume...
Neither Vance nor Sadat spoke with reporters after the meeting, but a State Department spokesman described the talks as "very good, full and constructive...
...meeting of parliament and the Central Committee, he spoke out against "interference from the outside" and observed, intriguingly, that his country "traditionally had friendly relations" with many NATO countries, some of which have "helped us in our struggle against foreign domination." He was frequently interrupted with applause and chants: "Ceauşescu, we will overcome...
...they didn't think it was as bad as all that. The lifts were standing just fine and the problem was contained. The lodge owners, the ski patrol used the language of war when they spoke of the situation. They didn't let us out that afternoon but said things would clear up by morning. Ski in an area when you could sneeze and the Central Bowl would fall down on top of you? Thanks, but no thanks...