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To: combjelly who wrote (59283)	10/8/2004 3:21:28 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Bush's Isolation From Reporters Could Be a Hindrance washingtonpost.com EXCERPTS: The president has stopped taking questions from the small pool of reporters who cover his photo opportunities, and he has answered questions from the White House press corps twice since Aug. 23, both times with interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi at his side. His last prime-time news conference was April 13. The tradition of the White House news corps shouting questions at the president has largely faded during this term because Bush reacts testily and does not answer, and his staff typically sets up events so he does not have to walk near reporters. MORE: Bush's handlers have pulled the presidential bubble especially tight during the campaign, but he often has kept his distance from the public and the media throughout his term. He rarely plays tourist on trips, and has held the fewest solo news conferences of any president since records were kept.