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• n  an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
• n  giving money or food or clothing to a needy person

• A western lowland gorilla silverback is seen among a group in this undated handout photo.
• If he picked the wrong computer, the teacher would give him a handout.
• The bane of every newsman's existence is the publicity handout.

• press release
• release

News & Articles

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• Multi-faith prayers held in Reno for Nelson Mandela
  from left to right are: Trey Ligon, Muhammed A. Quddus, Luther J. DuPree Junior, Rajan Zed, and Daniel R. Sanchez. / Handout photo provided by Rajan Zed
  June 17, 2013 - Carson Times
• Music composed for NH's grand hotels revived
  In this undated handout photo provided by Rick Russack of White Mountain History a band poses for a photo at the Mt. Kearsarge House in North Conway, N.H. More than a century after orchestras at New Hampshire's grand hotels played music composed especially for them, Plymouth State University is bringing back some of the long-lost tunes.
  June 15, 2013 - Greenwich Time
• A 'new kind' of Republican? Are you kidding?
  I suppose Republicans are to be congratulated for nominating a Latino Navy SEAL as their Senate candidate in Massachusetts. I recall when GOP lowlifes mocked and lied about the war heroism of John Kerry, and just last year Mitt Romney was saying the DREAM Act was a "handout" and Latinos voted for President Obama because they wanted "gifts."
  June 15, 2013 - CNN

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in UPI.com
  No one I've met is looking for a handout, and that's not what these tax cuts are,Obama said. "Instead, they're targeted relief to help middle-class families weather the storm, to jumpstart our economy and to bring the fundamentals of the...
• Jim Douglas in FOXNews
  We're not just getting a handout here _ we're doing the heavy lifting,Vermont GOP Gov. Jim Douglas said. "We're still making tough cuts in budgets, we're making changes in some of our programs. We're doing what we can to live within our...
• Dan Uggla in CBC.ca
  That was the worst handout or giveaway I've ever been a part of in baseball,said second baseman Dan Uggla. "This isn't soccer. I know the World Cup is going on, but this is baseball."