That one stung--Kirk could see Mudd start to sweat a bit, but the con man in him immediately went into damage-control mode.

President Bush, in damage-control mode, said yesterday that it was "absolutely inaccurate" to say he had driven the choice of Mr. Cheney.

Not surprisingly, the White House has lately been in damage-control mode.

The Cowboys' public relations office has swung into full damage-control mode, altering the access that the news media have to the players this week.

But the disclosures placed the Clinton Administration once again in the full damage-control mode that has characterized much of this Presidency.

The Boston Symphony went into damage-control mode.

It appears constantly to make poor decisions, fail to anticipate the ramifications of its actions and then move to political damage-control mode when the situation becomes a fiasco.

In damage-control mode, the "30 Rock" star continues making apologies:

Publicly, the school goes into damage-control mode.

The negative and sometimes hurtful responses to the fouls forced Vanderbilt's coaches and family to go into damage-control mode.