Word: spokesman
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DeLay was among the first members of Congress to call for the President's resignation after the Lewinsky scandal broke. But until the Nov. 3 midterm elections, he was seen as an outspoken conservative, not a spokesman for the whole party. Then came the post-Gingrich leadership shuffle. DeLay not only survived, he prospered. Facing no challenge for his job as majority whip, he was able to deploy his vote-counting network (the 64 lawmakers who serve as his assistant whips) behind three of the party's new leaders. One of them was Bob Livingston, who owed him a favor...
...Congress moves to rethink the statute, Espy is preparing to salvage his reputation. This week he will finally see his portrait, warehoused while the investigation dragged on, hung alongside those of other former Agriculture Secretaries. A White House spokesman said he didn't know if Clinton would attend the ceremony. Now, more than anything else, Espy wants to be the first witness at hearings next year on the future of the law that turned his life upside down for four years...
...brother, can you spare an additional $120 billion over the next five years? Despite these lean budgetary times, that's been the military's refrain of late, voiced again Tuesday by Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon. It's a tune that may be hard for some pols and citizens to hum during this period of relative peace, but the Pentagon isn't likely to stop singing it soon...
Former Hertz spokesman O.J. SIMPSON has demonstrated a remarkable ineptitude at shaping his public image. First there was that unpleasant murder trial, followed by a string of bizarre interviews and an endless series of golf outings when he was supposed to be searching for ex-wife Nicole's killer. Now he has been spotted, and photographed, by the Globe with a woman who bears an eerie resemblance to Nicole, far right. Christie Prody, near right, a 23-year-old former waitress, is said to be spending time with Simpson and his kids. Hang on to your sunglasses, Chris...
...know, was wonderful new bargaining power. The new revenues went into promoting the game and grabbing an ever greater slice of the entertainment business. "When the networks put up as much money as they did for the rights, they felt they had to promote the game," says NFL spokesman Joe Browne. "And by promoting the game, the game grew." Back in 1960, when the 33-year-old Rozelle accepted the job as NFL commissioner, the combined revenues of the NFL and the franchises were less than $20 million. The NFL this year projects combined revenues of nearly $4 billion. Similarly...