Posts Tagged ‘Spokesman’

Sacked SKorea spokesman denies abuse allegations

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A former top South Korean presidential spokesman who was dismissed for what officials called a "disgraceful incident" while accompanying President Park Geun-hye on her visit to the United States denied Saturday media reports that he sexually molested a Korean-American woman during the trip. Tweet This Post

Bin Laden spokesman due in NY court on plot charge

NEW YORK (AP) — A senior al-Qaida leader and member of Osama bin Laden’s inner circle is due in a New York City courtroom to face a charge he plotted against Americans. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

A Less Marginal Tea Party Spokesman

Hendrick Hertzberg: “This is the third year that the Republicans’ Tea Party faction has elbowed its way into the post-SOTU spotlight. Its previous spokespersons, Representative Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain, the pizza mini-mogul, were marginal cranks. Rand Paul, though a crank, is not so marginal: like Rubio, he is a member of the United States [...]

NRA spokesman Wayne LaPierre is a gigantic liar

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Egypt opposition spokesman welcomes security steps

CAIRO (Reuters) – The spokesman for Egypt’s main opposition coalition said on Sunday he welcomed steps by President Mohamed Mursi to restore security and said he wanted more details about an invitation for dialogue with top politicians. The comments by Khaled Dawoud, spokesman for the National Salvation Front, were made shortly after Mursi declared a [...]

Pakistan Taliban spokesman outlines conditions for ceasefire

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The Pakistani Taliban have outlined conditions for a ceasefire, including the adoption of Islamic law and a break with the United States, a spokesman said Thursday, an offer a senior government official described as “preposterous”. The Taliban, in a letter sent to the Pakistan daily The News, also demanded that Pakistan stop [...]

Former President George H.W. Bush in intensive care: spokesman

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Former President George H.W. Bush is in the intensive care unit of a Houston hospital and is in "guarded condition," family spokesman Jim McGrath said Wednesday. "The President is alert and conversing with medical staff, and is surrounded by family," McGrath said in a statement. Bush was admitted to the intensive [...]