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...statement was ready. But the Democrats were suspicious that Bush and aides might delay or re-edit it. Though Foley later denied it, White House officials said the Democrats insisted it be issued then and there, before they left the White House. Bush summoned press secretary Marlin Fitzwater, who handed the statement to an aide, who typed "The White House" at its head and posted it on the wall of the pressroom...
...response to what Bush described as "shots across my bow" by prominent Democrats, White House Press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater fired back on the savings-and-loan issue. "I see disturbing signs of Democrats wanting to make this political against Republicans, and I just want to put them on notice that it plays both ways," Fitzwater said. "The Democrats have a big role" in the S&L crisis, he added, citing three former leaders of the House who left under ethical clouds and two current Senators facing ethics investigations. Fair enough so far. But Fitzwater then overreached in seeking to implicate...
...Toughlove Summit. Spokesman Marlin Fitzwater used the name to stress that Bush would temper his admiration for Gorbachev's goals with stern talk on Lithuania and Germany...
Even friendly American-Soviet meetings can never be unimportant; the two nations are still the key players in constructing a post-cold war world. "When the President talks about 'Who is the enemy?' these days, he says it's uncertainty, unpredictability and instability," says White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater. "Those are the enemies that both of these gentlemen will be dealing with...
...practically invited Congress to start pushing, with a hint that his lips might now frame something other than a flat no. The President asked congressional leaders to join Administration officials in a "summit" meeting to plan, at long last, a real whack at the runaway budget deficit. His spokesman, Marlin Fitzwater, said Bush wanted the talks to start with "no preconditions" and proceed "unfettered with conclusions about positions taken in the past." Meaning, everyone assumed, that a tax increase could at least be seriously discussed, and Bush just might let himself be talked into...