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Politics : The Castle

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To: Joe NYC who wrote (653)11/25/2002 7:30:15 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (2) of 7936
 
Chretien Rejects Aide Resignation on
'Moron' Quip

Nov. 22

— By Alan Crosby

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister
Jean Chretien said on Friday he had rejected an
offer by his chief spokeswoman to resign after
she was quoted as calling President Bush a
moron.

The reported remarks by Francoise Ducros,
made during a NATO summit in Prague, made
headlines in Canada and the United States and
prompted demands from Canadian opposition
politicians that she be fired.

Chretien told journalists that no one in the U.S.
delegation had made reference to the
comments during several meetings this week at
the summit and he joked that Ducros uses the
word "moron" regularly...

abcnews.go.com
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