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Q Let me -- let me just do what you did a few moments ago and step back from the context of the investigation to the President's agenda. Does Karl Rove, with all the attention being paid to him now, become a liability to the President, an impediment to his pushing his agenda?
MR. McCLELLAN: See, you're asking all these context in -- all these questions in the context of the news reports relating to an investigation --
Q I'm talking about it now in the larger sense of Rove being the Deputy Chief of Staff.
MR. McCLELLAN: We're continuing to move forward on our agenda, and the -- we're on the verge of accomplishing some very big things when it comes to the agenda. And --
Q But is Karl Rove an impediment now, with all this attention distracting from that push on your agenda?
MR. McCLELLAN: Everybody who is working here is helping us to advance the agenda, and that includes Karl in a very big way.
Q Has he apologized to you for telling you he is not involved?
MR. McCLELLAN: Helen, I'm not going to get into any private discussions.
Q He put you on the spot. He put your credibility on the line.
MR. McCLELLAN: And, Helen, I appreciate you all wanting to move forward and find the facts relating to this investigation. I want to know all the facts relating to the investigation.
Q You people are on the record, one quote after another.
MR. McCLELLAN: The President wants to get to the bottom of it. And it's just not appropriate. If you'll remember back two years ago, or almost two years ago, I did draw a line and I said, we're just not going to get into commenting on --
Q You also made comments in defending Mr. Rove.
MR. McCLELLAN: We're just not going to get into commenting on an investigation that continues. And I think you've heard me explain why I'm not going to do that. I do want to talk about this --
Q Do you regret putting yourself out on a limb, Scott?
MR. McCLELLAN: I do want to talk about this, and we will talk about it once the investigation is complete.
Q Do you regret what you said in 2003?
MR. McCLELLAN: Go ahead.
Q Do you regret putting yourself so far out on a limb when you don't know the facts?
MR. McCLELLAN: David, you had your opportunity. I'll try to come back to you if I can, but I think I've responded to those questions.
Q Well, you haven't responded to that. Do you think you went too far two years ago?
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Q Does the White House have a credibility problem?
MR. McCLELLAN: Ed, these are all questions that you're bringing up in the context of an investigation that is ongoing --
Q I'm not asking about that.
MR. McCLELLAN: Well, it's clear that this is coming up in the context of news --
Q We could talk about WMDs, a whole range of issues.
MR. McCLELLAN: -- in the context of news reports. And I appreciate those questions. And I think you're trying to get at the specific news reports and wanting me to comment on those specific news reports and --
Q But they're news reports that have been confirmed by Karl Rove's attorney, Scott.
MR. McCLELLAN: John, you can keep jumping in, but I'm going to try to keep going to other people in this room, as well. And we can have constructive dialogue here, I think, but that's not the way to do it.
Q It's not my job to have a constructive dialogue, Scott. Sorry.
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