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Article: UK Plain English Campaign cites Donald Rumsfeld for 'foot in mouth' prize

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SUE LEEMAN, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
12-02-2003
Dateline: LONDON
Britain's Plain English Campaign _ scourge of jargon, cliches and legalese _ has chosen U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for its annual "Foot in Mouth" award for the most baffling statement by a public figure.

The campaign, which handed out awards on Tuesday, cited Rumsfeld's comment at a press briefing on Iraq: "Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns, there are things we know we know.

"We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns _ the ...

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