Word: spokesman
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...rival, argues that while the former communist parties of eastern Europe are moving toward social democracy, the Russian party "is evolving toward national socialism." Otto Latsis, a Moscow political commentator, says Zyuganov heads "the worst part of the old party apparat, the most reactionary fringe." In Washington, State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns, a Russian expert, says Zyuganov's Communists are "the inheritors of the most brutal system this century has known, except for the Nazis. We have nothing in common with these guys...
...fired from the show after she broke up with its star last year. The couple lived together for six years, but some reports suggest it was Shandling who split from the former Playboy model. "Mr. Shandling is deeply saddened by these outrageous and false charges," said a spokesman. "Ms. Doucett's attempts to exploit and invent this matter will be dealt with through the appropriate legal channels." And, one hopes, on the show...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Questioned Friday about Hillary Clinton's alleged involvement in firing seven White House travel employees and the two-year delay in releasing former aide David Watkins' written account of the episode, White House spokesman Mike McCurry crisply replied, "Apparently previous searches were not exhaustive enough." The White House, notes TIME's Jeffrey Birnbaum, is feeling the heat as multiple investigations gain momentum. "This is one in a series of issues in which the First Lady and her associates are embroiled, and many more questions will be raised." Rep. William Clinger, chairman of the House committee that obtained...
GAZA STRIP: Palestinians are blaming Israelis for the death of Yehiya Ayyash, a Palestinian terrorist known as "The Engineer," who was killed today by explosives concealed in a mobile phone. "Israel is behind this attack. It carried it out through its agents in the area," a spokesman for the radical Islamic group Hamas declared. While not admitting responsibility, Israeli officials didn't mince words. "I think he deserves it," Police Minister Moshe Shala commented. "He injured many innocent people, children, young people, civilians, the elderly." Ayyash has topped the Israeli police most wanted list following a wave of suicide bombings...
...traveling through a Sarajevo suburb. Bosnian government minister Hasan Muratovic said that 16 non-Serbs have been detained in the past month while traveling through Ilidza, a Serb suburb west of the city. But although Muratovic called on NATO forces to make Sarajevo safe for all citizens, a NATO spokesman said that wasn't their job. "We are not a police force," said General Andrew Cumming, who added that such incidents must be sorted out by local police and civilian authorities. The complaint comes as many Serbs flee Ilidza, fearful that they will be mistreated after the central government takes...