However, in an answer to reporters' questions, he refused to rule out the possibility.

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In the Senate, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, avoided a direct answer to repeated questions from reporters about his response to Obama's move, deferring instead to a speech by Romney later this week at a major Latino conference in Florida.

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Ford spoke Friday morning to reporters, but did not answer questions.

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President Obama today took to the podium in the White House Briefing Room to discuss the state of the economy and answer a few questions from reporters.

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"There are some important questions for Syria to answer and to deal with, " Straw told reporters at U.S. Central Command in Doha.

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He also spends his time talking to reporters from a wide range of outlets and he does his best to answer those questions when they come up.

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