Word: spokesman
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...flights a day that flow through the airspace were switched to the emergency system. Some of them were not up to speed on that version, though, and they became confused and started yelling, "The backup system isn't working!" The problem was caused by what an agency spokesman called a glitch in the software--installed just that morning--although, he added, safety was never compromised...
...Arafat over the weekend called for an intensification of the intifada, even though he knows full well that the sacrifices this involves won't win him the state he covets. But like his Israeli counterpart, the Palestinian leader has few political options. Arafat is forced to either be the spokesman of the intifada or else become increasingly irrelevant to the conduct of relations between Israelis and Palestinians...
...governor's attempt at humor fell flat, that didn't deter Karen Hughes, Bush's chief spokesman. She came back during the flight to Wisconsin and offered a sample of the jokes Bush might deliver during his appearance on "Late Night With David Letterman" Thursday in New York. For Bush's "Top 10 Reasons Why I Won the Debate," Karen had a handful of ideas: "Number 10: The mikes were off. Number 9: There are laws against stalking. Number 8: I finally figured out the difference between East Timorians and West Texians. And Number 1: Strategery." That's right: "strategery...
...known as the "withholding of removal." In recent years, the definition of a social group has stretched to encompass gender (women facing genital mutilation in Togo) and sexual orientation (gay men in Mexico). For the first time, the disabled are demanding the same consideration. Says Bill Strassberger, an INS spokesman: "Cases that involve persons seeking asylum directly based upon a handicap seem to be a recent development...
...infected attachment--at the time the e-mail first arrived. That's the way most antivirus programs work, and it makes sense for me. Why? Sometimes I forward mail without looking at the attachments; in this case I would have spread a digital disease. A McAfee spokesman told me the company would fix this problem. In the meantime, I've got to find that virus demo disc. It will really spook my wife. Find a new product review every day at www.timedigital.com Questions for Josh? You can e-mail him at jquit@well.com