Although disliked and even feared for his autocratic methods and patriarchal sternness, the commissioner held office until his death, and none of his decisions ever was reversed.
At the news conference, which Gov. David A. Paterson attended, the commissioner held up Officer Salerno's vest with a bullet hole clearly visible below the right breast.
The past belongs in the past, mate, but that's a sentiment not one single TV producer or commissioner holds in their heart.
The commissioner held up a police sketch that he said bore a remarkable resemblance to Mr. Brown, and said that his victims had picked him from police lineups.
Joaquín Almunia, the E.U. competition commissioner, held face-to-face talks with Mr. Schmidt in January about the commission's investigation into whether Google had abused a dominant position in online search and advertising.
The Delhi police commissioner held a remarkably organized news conference to reveal that his men had been eavesdropping on the telephone conversations of some crime suspects and in the process had inadvertently stumbled on the connection between bookies and players.
In fact, when Adrian Benepe, the city's parks and recreation commissioner, held a poolside news conference yesterday to urge people to swim once more before outdoor pools and beaches closed Monday night, it threatened to drizzle.
Microsoft would then be officially informed of the fine and sent a summary of the ruling by fax, shortly before Mario Monti, the competition commissioner, holds a news conference to announce the decision.
Mr. Gallagher's said his concerns were in some measure intensified by inconsistencies between statements Mr. Von Essen made at a news conference the commissioner held Wednesday and details that emerged later about the contract.
With about 94percentt of the precincts counted, Representative Rod R. Blagojevich, who received a last-minute endorsement from Mayor Richard M. Daley's brother John, a county commissioner, held a 2-point lead over Paul Vallas, the former chief of Chicago's schools.
