Word: spokesman
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...plywood. Mostly, they lost. There was some discussion of whether any of this could have been minimized. Some blamed the National Weather Service for underestimating the river after the melting of a record snowfall, but others said better information wouldn't have saved towns anyway. Phil Cogan, a spokesman for the Federal Emergency Management Administration, stood on the banks of a new Grand Forks lake and shared the one truth taught him by countless disasters: "Mother Nature will find a way over, under or around anything you put in its path...
...level of pure-cause marketing, where a company is apt to adopt a cause as a way to brighten its own corporate image. For example, insurance giant Prudential, battered by years of negative publicity surrounding its agents' sales practices, last year began sponsoring a national youth-volunteerism campaign. Spokesman Robert DeFillippo acknowledges that the campaign is helping rebuild Prudential's image. But "you can't tie them directly," he says. "We're 120 years old and have a long tradition of youth programs." Still, such image building invites the most criticism because it's seen as largely self-serving...
...overtook the planned Friday summit between Mobuto Sese Seko and rebel leader Laurent Kabila when the embattled Zairian president didn't show up for his flight, leaving some befuddled Zairian Cabinet ministers waiting at the Kinshasa airport. Government officials said the meeting was now slated for Saturday, while rebel spokesman Bizima Karaha was pushing for Sunday. South African officials, meanwhile, were still insisting that the summit would take place on Friday as planned. U.S. envoy Bill Richardson is now trying to salvage the peace talks...
...leader Rick McLaren finally picked up the phone. Authorities had threatened to cut electricity to the trailer where the 13 separatists are holed up after a day and half of letting the phone ring. "So far the conversations have not been much more than chit-chat," said Mike Cox, spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, who said power to the trailer will not be switched off so long as the chit-chat continues. Outside support for the separatists appears to be dwindling. A Republic of Texas rally a few miles away near Pecos fell through Thursday when supporters...
FORT DAVIS, Texas: Negotiations with the Republic of Texas faction have broken down on the verge of a surrender agreement. Mike Cox, spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said that Richard McLaren, the group's leader, abruptly cut off talks late Tuesday night and has been silent ever since. The group's web site, where updates on the situation and calls for reinforcements from other citizens of the Republic of Texas had been posted, was taken down Wednesday afternoon. Apparently responding to McLaren's call, seven heavily armed men carrying Republic of Texas citizenship cards were arrested Wednesday...