New WH Press Has Contentious First Day: Accused Of Giving Misleading Answer, Goes Silent When Asked Emotional Question...

Think Progress May 16, 2006 at 04:14 PM

New White House Press Secretary Tony Snow is already covering up President Bush's mistakes.

President Bush was asked earlier today about an NSA database reported by USA Today that tracks the phone records of "tens of millions" of Americans. Bush implicitly confirmed the existance of the program, claiming that Congress had been fully briefed on it:

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