But much of the fuss might have been avoided if the exiles had actually bothered to listen to the group's music.
However, while Bush has said he will listen to the group's recommendations, he has so far given little sign he will contemplate any quick exit from Iraq.
The group meets twice a month to listen to pitches from the heads of companies that have moved past an initial "friends and family" financing stage.
No group is more important for us to listen to than our law enforcement officials.
Bob Keiller, chairman of the Helicopter Task Group, said they were keen to listen to anyone who could help safety.
Jackson took me aside, away from a group of reporters who seemed to be trying to listen in.
No big changes are likely to be announced before the mid-term elections, but the president has said he will listen to the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan commission appointed by Congress to study alternatives to current policy, which will issue a report, probably later this year.
Some members of the group make a new decision: skip the rock band, go listen to the author.
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So listen, if you're in retirement, let's just focus on that group of folks.
Or listen to the online audio (on www.stevedeace.com) of a fascinating focus group that influential Iowa conservative radio host Steve Deace recently conducted with 11 uncommitted evangelical voters.
The early forecast by The Diffusion Group (TDG) is an indication that podcasting has captured the imagination of digital music player owners who demand to listen to more than just music.
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