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Thank You Mr. President<\/h3>\n

I noticed that when President Bush gave one of his rare press conferences on Thursday, that it all seemed very scripted. The order of who would ask questions was laid out for him on his lecturn and he even joked that the affair was to go to plan. But the dean of the Washington Press Corps, Helen Thomas<\/a> wasn’t accorded the chance to ask a question. Apparently it was the first time in 40 years that she didn’t put a question before a president in a press conference. And with the way the current White House works to control the media, (every White House does, but this one seems very good at it.) I wouldn’t be a bit surprised that the questions were submitted in advance, judging from the way that Bush – not known for his great extemporaneous speaking skills – answered those put before him.<\/p>\n