1.   At a brief news conference at the end of the announcement ceremony Friday, the president was asked whether he felt pressure from interest groups to diversify his Cabinet.

2.   The pretext for a presidential announcement is to make a statement, but often the announcement ceremony is a statement itself.

3.   Then many senior officials in the ruling coalition refused to attend the announcement ceremony.

4.   He did not attend the announcement ceremony for the winner, instead going to his hotel room after the vote.

5.   Jorge Mas Santos, president of the Cuban American National Foundation, attended the announcement ceremony Tuesday and emphasized his support for bringing the show to Miami.

6.   Kim did not attend the announcement ceremony, which came about an hour after the voting.

7.   Kim, who went to his room after the vote and did not attend the announcement ceremony, did not expect to win.

8.   Rainsy launched his Khmer Nation party in the early morning at his house in case a formal announcement ceremony scheduled for later in the day was interrupted.