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To: redfish who wrote (195)	4/29/2004 8:17:36 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) of 211

Redfish, How do you come up with a headline of "Heroes" out of this? Of course I can read between the lines as can others. Kerrey and Hamilton may or may not have been telegraphing that the session was a useless waste of time. However, what is heroic about their explanations so far, I would like to know? drudgereport.com WALK OUT: 9/11 COMMISSIONERS BOB KERREY AND LEE HAMILTON LEAVE IN MIDDLE OF BUSH/CHENEY TESTIMONY Thu Apr 29 2004 18:24:41 ET President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney answered every question on Thursday from the panel investigating the Sept. 11 attacks, a meeting that both the White House and the 9/11 commission had billed as historic. The Oval Office session began at 9:30 a.m. and ended at 12:40 p.m., but two Democrat commission members -- Lee Hamilton, the vice chairman, and Bob Kerrey -- walked out before it was over! The stunning walk out -- after Democrats had complained that Bush was not alloting enough time for questions -- has ignited talk throughout official Washington. In a written statement, Kerrey said he left an hour early to attend a previously scheduled meeting with Senator Pete Domenici on Capitol Hill. Kerrey: "My office has received several calls asking why I left the White House prior to the conclusion of the session with the President and the Vice President. The reason is I had a previously scheduled meeting with Senator Pete Domenici on Capitol Hill." Kerrey explained to reporters: "Yeah, it's a little awkward to leave early. But the president certainly understood what we were doing." Hamilton left Bush/Cheney 70 minutes early to meet with the Canadian Prime Minister. Developing...

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