It was classic Clinton spin, politically adroit (everyone knows about bureaucratic snafus; they virtually define government), timely and well coordinated.

He was indifferent to the bureaucratic snafu he was causing; the organization would pay for everything.

Ara relaxed, only then realizing that she had been worried that some bureaucratic snafu would strand them without a place to dock or sleep.

"I don't want to get involved in any bureaucratic snafu with that machine," Traynor warned.

The White House acknowledged this bureaucratic snafu and apologized for it.

Mislaid authorization papers, happens all the time, bureaucratic snafu-- I cant.

In fact, he tried to bring them personally, but they were left behind when he changed planes in Zurich, victims of a bureaucratic snafu.

If true, he said, "It appears to be more than just some bureaucratic snafu."

President Clinton said that, "It appears to have been a completely honest bureaucratic snafu."

But she encountered a series of bureaucratic snafus.