Word: statement
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...eligible voters can be a decisive advantage. Milosevic's media will then declare the victory of "patriotic forces" over "NATO-sponsored traitors" and the police are expected to be as successful in crushing popular protest as they have been on several occasions during the past year. A recent Kostunica statement demonstrates that the opposition is painfully aware of its position. "It is very hard for me to imagine Milosevic winning fairly," said Kostunica, "and even harder to imagine him accepting my victory...
...enough, even Firestone's spin doctors have apparently lost faith in the company; last week, in the wake of the company's refusal to expand the recall to include an additional 1.4 million tires, its p.r. agency, Fleishman-Hillard, quit, reportedly tired of clashing with corporate lawyers. In a statement, Fleishman said it didn't think it could be of further service, refusing to elaborate. "I personally think Firestone is toast," says veteran marketer Jack Trout of Greenwich, Conn., who has previously worked with the company. "It's really a second-tier tire brand with low consumer loyalty...
...Army was not pleased. "The incidents detailed in this report of investigation are not in keeping with the Army's core values and should never have occurred," the Army said in a statement accompanying the report. "Even though this behavior appears to have been limited to a small number of soldiers, Army leaders at all levels must remain vigilant to ensure this behavior or the conditions that might foster this type of behavior do not reoccur...
Every generation needs a soy bomb. It's just that this generation already had one, a couple of years ago at the Grammy Awards. Still, Rage Against the Machine bassist TIM COMMERFORD decided to make his own abstract political statement by climbing the podium scaffolding at the MTV Video Music Awards, bringing a rare bit of unscripted television to an otherwise split-timed evening. Commerford scaled the 15-ft. structure as Limp Bizkit accepted the Best Rock video award. Cameras quickly cut away, but the bassist kept a Wayans family-size phalanx of security at bay for 10 minutes before...
...happens, I've always taken great pride in keeping my checkbook reconciled with my bank statement. I must have once heard my father refer to someone who was so financially inept that he "couldn't keep his checkbook balanced," and I've endeavored not to fall beneath even that modest standard. But this requires working on the outer edges of my financial and mathematical competence, and it would take less than the destruction of a few checks to throw everything out of kilter...