Yan, a.k.a. Chan Kwok Yan, was not always so political.    From Wordnik.com.  [Giving Voice To The Dark Side] Reference

Enter the big brown pigeons with spots, a.k.a. mourning doves.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wild Birds In Winter] Reference

And no single person was better than Aron Kay, a.k.a. The Pieman.    From Wordnik.com.  [American Beat: Pie-Faced] Reference

Indeed, these firings (a.k.a. "" downsizings '') rose in the 1990s.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Limits Of The Law] Reference

Class A, Class B Class A, the best candidate, a.k.a. a "walking fee.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Buzzwords] Reference

The Incredible Hulk, a.k.a. Lou Ferrigno, wants to help get you a job.    From Wordnik.com.  [Job Seeking With the D-List] Reference

"It just didn't work out the way I planned," says Dre, a.k.a. Andre Young.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Doctor's In The House] Reference

Defense — a.k.a. national security — has long been government's first job.    From Wordnik.com.  [Presidential Double-Talk] Reference

The "life cycle" (a.k.a. demographics) also promoted the shopping extravaganza.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Great Shopping Spree, R.I.P.] Reference

Similarly, Pah Khet (a.k.a. Silver Fox) has been unable to come to the United States.    From Wordnik.com.  [‘Kept In a State of Limbo’] Reference

Brad's mom: Target customer, a.k.a. technophobe Lillian Silverberg, mom of a Microsoft VP.    From Wordnik.com.  [Softspoken] Reference

Big CNOOC, as we'll call it, owns 70 percent of the Unocal bidder, CNOOC Ltd., a.k.a. Baby CNOOC.    From Wordnik.com.  [DEALS: DON'T COUNT 'BABY CNOOC' OUT] Reference

Ten years ago producer Andre Young -- a.k.a. Dr. Dre -- began to work on his solo debut, "The Chronic.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Heard On The Street] Reference

Even the "information economy" (a.k.a. the "New Economy") isn't immune to the law of supply and demand.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Gathering Tech Carnage] Reference

A sampling of some of the city's grizzled gossip veterans: Ana Marie Cox (a.k.a. Wonkette) wonkette. com.    From Wordnik.com.  [WHO'S WHO DIRT DISHERS] Reference

Daryl Kerrigan, a.k.a. Daryl K, the pants specialist, is now selling made-to-order pieces at Henri Bendel.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Future? It's All Sewn Up.] Reference

But varme polser (a.k.a. hot dogs) and McDonald's (newly opened and a source of area pride) are available.    From Wordnik.com.  [Of Moose And Men: Life In Lillehammer] Reference

The Internet's titans champion "the free market" but also want to keep their tax (a.k.a. government) subsidy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why Not Tax The Internet?] Reference

High-definition television, a.k.a. HDTV, has long been one of those technologies that's "just around the corner.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Technology: Hdtv Is Getting Clearer] Reference

The suit charges The Famous Chicken sports mascot (a.k.a. Ted Giannoulas) with copyright and trademark infringements.    From Wordnik.com.  [Barney To Chicken: Hands Off] Reference

MINISTRY OF FINANCE official Eisuke Sakakibara, a.k.a. "" Mr. Yen, '' will be grilled about alleged misdeeds in 1991.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yen Devalued?] Reference

The extremes on her album mirror the tumult of her marriage to Oliver Lynn (a.k.a. Doolittle, or Doo) almost 60 years ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [Get Back Home, Loretta] Reference

In March Philip de Vellis (a.k.a. ParkRidge47) ushered in an era of voter-generated campaign ads with his Hillary "1984" spot.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Make an '08 Campaign Ad] Reference

Fortunately, there doesn't appear to be a must-have item on Santa's list this year, according to Chris Byrne, a.k.a. The Toy Guy.    From Wordnik.com.  [No Tickle Me Elmo This Year] Reference

Jayceon Taylor, a.k.a. the Game, knows that his story -- featuring five gunshot wounds -- however compelling, is a hip-hop cliche.    From Wordnik.com.  [NEW STAR, OLD STORY] Reference

Anyone who has spent time trying to untangle MS-DOS (a.k.a. messy doss) probably won't expect much from Microsoft's new Home line.    From Wordnik.com.  [Home Is Where the Money Is] Reference

Early next year it will release Chicago, a.k.a. Windows 4.0, a new operating system that is purportedly as user-friendly as the Mac.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ripe For A Change] Reference

Notably, the court absolved Rabei Osman Sayed Ahmed, a.k.a. "The Egyptian," who was accused of being one of the attacks 'masterminds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Closing the Case] Reference

He and Antwan Patton, a.k.a. Big Boi -- who's a daddy three times over -- have been collaborators and best buddies for the past decade.    From Wordnik.com.  [Twins Beneath The Skin] Reference

Pee-wee SqueaksFor a guy who became famous by never shutting up, Pee-wee Herman -- a.k.a. Paul Reubens -- sure took a long time to talk.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Casual Carolyn On Camera] Reference

But in some ways Albright, Berger and Cohen (a.k.a. "" ABC '' inside the White House) have a tougher challenge than George Bush's team did.    From Wordnik.com.  [Did Saddam Blink?] Reference

House Majority Whip Tom DeLay, a.k.a. "The Hammer," is the last man in Washington one would expect to see leading the fight for any kind of growth in government.    From Wordnik.com.  [Capitol Letter: What The Hammer Wants ...] Reference

Tech stocks, a.k.a. "The New Economy": It will take more than last week's halfhearted and quickly reversed sell-off before there are any serious bargains in tech stocks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Targeting The Market] Reference