...If it goes on for even a short period of time, it's a problem for the economy,'' White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said. ''We're monitoring it closely.'' The Bush administration is working to get both sides to the bargaining...

...it was an expression of how seriously the president takes the issues of protecting our country,'' said spokesman Ari Fleischer. There was no immediate reaction from Iraq or North Korea. Iran's foreign minister, Kamal Kharrazi, said his...

...of treason'' -- a confession in open court or testimony by two witnesses, said Ashcroft. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said President Bush ''is supportive of the process put in place. He is confident that the process will end in justice...

...possible? ''The surplus continues to grow larger -- even with the softness in the economy,'' White House spokesman Ari Fleischer says. ''I know it sounds incongruous.'' While Democrats are challenging the president's math, many economists...