11.   As special assistant to Secretary Dan Glickman, Sparks is expected to tackle the issues head-on.

12.   Aside from his years in journalism, Johnson also served as deputy press secretary and special assistant to President Johnson.

13.   At his death, he was a special assistant in the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs.

14.   At the White House, Rahm Emanuel, a special assistant to President Clinton, rejected the notion that the president had ignored the drug problem.

15.   Athletic director Andy Noel offered Thompson a position as special assistant for development in the athletic department.

16.   Barone will become special assistant to the athletic director.

17.   Beattie is now a special assistant to the general manager.

18.   Before he succeeded John Boles, Perez was a special assistant who always sat with Dawson during Marlins games.

19.   Before that he was a special assistant for education to a Republican governor, Thomas H. Kean, in New Jersey.

20.   Bill Lajoie and Brian Murphy, special assistants to Schuerholz, have been scouting the American League for the past week.