We have no information to substantiate that report.

The president said he understood he was never in any danger. He kept up what he was in the middle of.

The first evidence of those choices will come in that meeting on Wednesday and the president wants to hear what the Chinese have to say.

It is something the United States cares a great deal about. And the president is worried about the humanitarian conditions.

The manner in which Air Force One operated maintained the security of Air Force One at all times.

I hear your concerns,

Chairman Arafat spoke constructive words but what is important is that they be followed up by concrete actions, … That’s what will be measured.

The current mixture of local officials working with federal officials… is what the law enforcement community believes is the best approach, … It remains a joint operation.

It is part of the constructive debate from thoughtful people and it underscores many of the things the president has said about … the threat [Saddam] presents to the world,

The United States doesn’t understand the reasons for an apology, … Our airplanes were operating in international air space and the United States did nothing wrong.

part of what, to his supporters, is steadfastness and, to his critics, is stubbornness.

This is not a formal, legalistic ending of combat, but [an announcement that] major combat operations have ended. From a legal point of view, this is not the end of hostilities.

They are receiving medical care, they are receiving food, they are receiving far better treatment than in the life they were living previously.

Certainly, the candidates who ran, ran very strongly on the president’s agenda and won on that agenda.

It is still in very preliminary stages.

The administration welcomes the review, … It’s important. We always work together with Congress on dealing with the threat of Iraqi possession of WMD and we will continue to work with Congress on the facts...

The withdrawal the president called for is continuing,

I think it’s fair to say that as a result of the legislation enacted by the Congress last year and its implementation throughout the course of this year, security gets better at the airports every...

[The hopeful mood on display at the White House on the war’s opening night has vanished. A presidential adviser said aides were trying to concentrate on their work while glued to their televisions.] They’re very,...

This is not a bluff. The U.S. is preparing for war in case a decision is made to go to war. We have to deal with realities, and we will. And if basing is not...

The president believes that all the parties in the Middle East have to take advantage of what is happening today and see this as a moment to realize the repercussions of going down the wrong...

Nobody in the government said hard evidence. We said we have concerns.

In other words, [some small businesses] would be taxed at the 39.6 percent rate or the 36 percent rate, and when the president talks about cutting tax rates for all Americans, one of the biggest...

He will talk about some of the things he learned growing up,

And that is why this is an important issue that needs to be fixed and addressed.

He [Carter] said some things that the Cuban people have not heard before about their rights, about freedom in Cuba, and that’s helpful and positive,

President-elect Bush views his job as a leader to build support for his agenda, which he ran on during the course of the campaign.

The president has called on all parties, and reiterates it today, to seize this moment and do everything possible in the wake of this attack on the United States to move forward with the peace...

I think those types of statements contribute to the coarsening of the tone in Washington, D.C., … The whole issue of land use in the West is one of the most polarizing issues in America,...

We will work closely with Pakistan to try to achieve that outcome of bringing them to the U.S..

I don’t think this is the typical case,

Reviewing the tape does not lead anybody to the conclusion that this is something fresh.

[Later Friday, he was taping a] message of sympathy and solidarity … be joining our friends in Australia in a day of mourning for the terrible tragedy that took place. We lost lives, they lost...

It’s a coordinating post, a policy post. But clearly various agencies continue to have their vital functions, which are much more operational and mission-oriented.

You can go through a list of grievances and still have a good meeting.

Let’s just say as a hypothetical that there is an individual inside Iraq who is in a position to know things, who’s telling us things. Would you expect us to name that individual … [so]...

This clearly is a problem that needs to be resolved.

If true, we’d be surprised and disappointed.

You cannot overstate the importance of this. It is a good day, a big day.

We have not ruled anything in; we have not ruled anything out.

This race shows that when Democrats try to tie Republicans to Bush they will lose, and that scare tactics simply do not work, … The Democrats poured everything they had into this race and they...

There is no provision under international law prohibiting Yemen from accepting delivery of missiles from North Korea. While there is authority to stop and search, in this instance there is no clear authority to seize...

The president believes people should work hard to enter into agreements and the president believes there’s too much litigation in our society, generally speaking.

I think the days of anybody saying the United States would do anything unilateral are over. I think it’s very clear to everybody what the United States is doing, it’s doing with the support of...

He definitely thinks there is a role for government to play.

The president can accomplish what he wanted to accomplish at APEC,

It is at the same time the most wonderful job in the world and the most punishing.

The greatest threat to the security of the people of North Korea comes from the government of North Korea.

We have no conclusions yet about those documents.

simply let Sen. Ashcroft speak for himself.