"This shouldn't be a political brawl," said Bill Pierce, a spokesman for Mr. Thompson.

Bill Pierce, a spokesman for the health and human services department, said the department does not screen grant applications for politically delicate content.

Bill Pierce, better known by the ring name Chris Michaels is a former American professional wrestler who wrestles in the southeast independent circuit.

"We like to work with people who make very good pictures," Bill Pierce said.

Bill Pierce's exhibition-quality prints were a rich black, full toned, with no blocking in the highlights, honest, luminous and packed with detail.

As Bill Pierce put it, "It's a good film with built-in good processing."

Credit for creating the brilliant prints is given to Bill Pierce, a freelance photographer and darkroom-wizard.

Bill Pierce, a spokesman for Health and Human Services, said, "We're resisting the temptation to blame anybody, and we hope others do, too."

Bill Pierce, a spokesman for Mr. Thompson, said that the administration continues to emphasize that flu is a serious disease.

He studied guitar with Bill Pierce at the world famous Mark's Music in Brewer for 4 years.