His aides summoned reporters to the vice president's residence here for a 4 p.m. announcement.

In characteristically stealthy fashion, the announcement was made by two members who summoned reporters to a street corner with 20 minutes' notice.

In late May he summoned reporters on the religion beat to break the news that he believes "the purpose of life is to glorify God."

"This is really good news for the city," he said, after aides summoned reporters for what they were billing as a major announcement.

Three weeks ago, a group of students summoned reporters to the school to complain about the many officers.

At the end of yesterday's ethics committee meeting, Council aides summoned reporters inside and released documents prepared in advance.

And so, Dr. Crew summoned reporters to deliver the disappointing news: two years of progress in reading had apparently stalled.

Court employees, usually reticent around the press, summoned reporters aside to seek not only facts but also impressions and predictions.

But security officials summoned Israeli reporters who write about military matters and told them that terrorism had no military solution.

I'll summon reporters to my office and dramatically confess that I've had bouts of depression.