Word: spokesman
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...surprisingly, Judiciary Democrats were up in arms. "We have presumed that Mr. Starr would confine his testimony to the four corners of the referral himself," fumed spokesman Jim Jordan. "It would be unacceptable to our members to offer unproven allegations or innuendo in an effort to somehow rehabilitate a failed investigation." Dems are also disgruntled about Hyde's plan to call more witnesses to the inquiry without consulting them; so much so that Minority Leader Dick Gephardt threatened a boycott of the hearings Tuesday. That later turned out to be an empty threat. But it's further evidence that Hyde...
Microsoft dismissed the memos as innocuous research reports. "Are you surprised by this?" asked a spokesman. "Any smart company keeps track of what's going on in the marketplace." If only to stomp...
...decision making, in priorities. But there was one thing Gingrich couldn't change. "The problem for the party is that Newt is the face of the party," said a G.O.P. congressional operative on the eve of Gingrich's resignation. "Until we elect a President, he's the most visible spokesman we have. The snake won't die unless you cut off its head...
...show won't earn Warner anywhere near what Friends does. So what did the Friends get on their special day? Paperweights. Oddly enough, NBC also gave the Friends paperweights, which led the Friends to think the whole thing was a joke. It wasn't. A Warner spokesman said the studio meant to acknowledge the Friends when the series went into reruns in September, but was a bit tardy. Late last week the studio gave them what the spokesman would characterize only as "a very, very generous gift." Still, next year's negotiations for a seventh season may make...
...ahead, do your worst. Iraqi deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz had been expected to hold out an olive branch at an international press conference Thursday; instead, even as U.S. forces streamed into the Gulf region, the angry and defiant Iraqi spokesman said Baghdad would make no concessions. "Iraq has accepted a U.S. attack as a fait accompli," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. "They see it as the next step in their battle against sanctions. Iraq believes it can withstand U.S. attacks, and that pressure from Arab countries will eventually force Washington to back down...