Word: fleischered
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White House spokesman Ari Fleischer had begun to swat away questions about the stall in his daily briefings, but behind closed doors, even the President's top advisers were worried. They--no one will say who exactly--started kicking around the idea of putting more troops on the ground. "People started worrying that we were on the same track the Soviets had been on," says Rumsfeld, "[and] some people in the neighboring countries were characterizing it as being bogged down." But at a meeting in late October, the President stopped the debate, aides said. "We did all agree...
...before Sept. 11 and isn't likely to have been let in on much even if he was martyrdom-bound. Oh, there's one other guy - but he's an American. John Walker is a media circus waiting to happen, and for all the hemming and hawing from Ari Fleischer, sooner or later the White House is going have to figure out what to do with...
...time when Americans need to feel confidence in our government, Bush’s action raises unnecessary doubts in the minds of the public as to his motives. White House spokesperson Ari Fleischer cited “national security” as the primary goal of the order, but the Bush administration had been seeking to slow down or restrict the release of government documents even prior to Sept. 11, particularly those pertaining to the Reagan years...
...Shortly after the disaster, White House press secretary Ari Fleischer told reporters the President was informed of the crash while he was at a national security meeting. Fleischer said the president called both Mayor Giuliani and New York governor George Pakaki to express his "concern." Fleischer said there had been "no unusual communications with the cockpit" before the plane crashed, but that he "wanted to be cautious about any conclusions at this time." He said there had been no credible threats received today that indicated such an action might occur...
...White House Tuesday afternoon, when the remote postage facility that handles White House mail tested positive for anthrax. The Anacostia Naval Station, located miles from the presidential residence, is serviced by the Brentwood post office where two employees were diagnosed with inhaled anthrax. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer expressed "confidence" that no one at the White House had been exposed to the bacteria. Environmental tests at the White House are negative...