Ms. Deen's announcement, delivered with the liveliness of the head cheerleader she was back in 1965, testified to her savvy as an up-from-the-roots businesswoman, turning a setback into a fresh opportunity with a series of news media appearances that played out through the day.

The broadcast networks interrupted regular programming with the long-expected announcement and briskly delivered assessments of the John Paul's legacy and the search for a new pope.

Mr. Bush's announcement, delivered in the White House Rose Garden, adds to what has become an unexpectedly high priority for the White House.

His announcement, delivered on national television and radio, was a certifiable bombshell.

The data are sent to a wireless receiver plugged into the iPod Nano, which reports your pace and progress in real time, both on-screen and in announcements delivered in a honeyed female voice.

But until real conductors' announcements are completely replaced by the mechanical versions, riders on my trains will still get to hear real announcements delivered with a Brooklyn accent!

Mr. Cuomo's announcement, delivered at an Albany news conference full of strong oratory, suggested a new phase in the long and tortuous process of producing this year's budget.

Throughout the South, the announcement of noncandidacy by Senator Nunn of Georgia, delivered on Aug. 27, sounded much like a starting gun for Democratic Presidential politics.

In an announcement electronically delivered to the firm's employees, Mr. Schultz said the company will direct its focus toward the Jet Card and Jet Management lines of business.

The announcement of Mr. Begun's release, delivered by satellite to an American television network without Mrs. Begun's knowledge, underscored the extent to which the Kremlin has been using the American media to disclose its easing of restrictions on human rights activists.