21.   Coke spokesman Bertini acknowledged having received complaints from the Parents Television Council, but they were not what caused the soft-drink company to yank its advertising.

22.   Fastow, which rhymes with how, was simply out of his element among the intricacies of the retail market, colleagues said and his spokesman acknowledged.

23.   NATO spokesmen acknowledged that allied planners had assumed that the prison was empty at the time it was struck.

24.   On Capitol Hill, a House Republican spokesman acknowledged that efforts are underway to avert spending clashes that were expected to begin next week when Congress returns to Washington.

25.   The White House spokesman acknowledged that a long road lies ahead.

26.   Wednesday a spokesman for Hynes acknowledged the foul-up.

27.   A Bush spokesman acknowledged that the tightened schedule represented a challenge for the transition team.

28.   A foreign ministry spokesman acknowledged on Friday that Thais are extremely sensitive to foreign pressure at the moment because of the IMF reform requirements.

29.   A Bush spokesman acknowledged the effort.

30.   A NATO spokesman acknowledged Friday the air strikes against Yugoslavia so far were failing to stop Serb forces from eradicating ethnic Albanians from Kosovo.