Onlytwodaysago five Mogadishu faction leaders opposed to the new government met but failed to reach an agreement on forming a stronger alliance that could have threatened the existence of the government.
What I said was, within the context of health care -- I remember that speech pretty well, it was onlytwodaysago -- (laughter) -- I said I welcome ideas that you might provide.
He said he knew there had been questions over what policy his new government - only sworn in twodaysago - would take towards the Palestinians, but said it remained "fully committed to peace and the solution of two states for two peoples".
Their predictable behavior has resulted in giving enough life to this virtual non-story to vault Pawlenty into an orbit of appreciation among the GOP faithful that he could only dream of two short daysago.