Word: spokesman
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...ANGELES: Gain a star center, lose a soft-drink sponsor. That was the trade the Los Angeles Lakers made in signing Shaquille O'Neal. Since O'Neal is a spokesman for Pepsi in his spare time, Coca-Cola has decided to end its five-year sponsorship of the Lakers, since in the Atlanta firm's view, O'Neal represents the fox in the Coke chicken coop. "There was nothing to prevent Shaq from pulling out a Pepsi in the locker room during an on-camera interview," said a Coca-Cola spokesman. In fact, that's almost what O'Neal...
...cruise missile attack on Iraqi air defense installations, another flight of missiles was launched to finish the job. At 8pm EDT Tuesday, three U.S. Navy ships and an attack submarine launched 17 cruise missiles at four sites the first attack failed to destroy. The second strike, said White House spokesman Mike McCurry was "necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and crews operating in the expanded no-fly zone." U.S, British and French air forces began patrolling the expanded zone midday Wednesday Iraqi time, unfazed by Saddam Hussein's clearly stated intention to shoot them down. Should...
...cruise missile attack on Iraqi air defense installations, another flight of missiles was launched to finish the job. At 8pm EDT Tuesday, three U.S. Navy ships and an attack submarine launched 17 cruise missiles at four sites the first attack failed to destroy. The second strike, said White House spokesman Mike McCurry was "necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and crews operating in the expanded no-fly zone." U.S, British and French air forces began patrolling the expanded zone midday Wednesday Iraqi time, unfazed by Saddam Hussein's clearly stated intention to shoot them down. Should...
...ANGELES: Gain a star center, lose a soft-drink sponsor. That was the trade the Los Angeles Lakers made in signing Shaquille O'Neal. Since O'Neal is a spokesman for Pepsi in his spare time, Coca-Cola has decided to end its five-year sponsorship of the Lakers, since in the Atlanta firm's view, O'Neal represents the fox in the Coke chicken coop. "There was nothing to prevent Shaq from pulling out a Pepsi in the locker room during an on-camera interview," said a Coca-Cola spokesman. In fact, that's almost what O'Neal...
...Station. "The cops that see it know it's a joke." The department's official take on the shirt is offhand disdain. Some police say the word has come down from Mayor Richard M. Daley that wearing or selling the T shirt could lead to disciplinary action (a police spokesman denies the threat). 'When asked about it by a local TV reporter earlier this summer, Daley muttered, "It's just some guy trying to make a buck." "That's it exactly," says Gutkoska. By conversion time, he figures, he will have sold 5,000 shirts, which retail...