He said he saw some 100 computers during the walk-through of the West Wing and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building and has no recollection of the letter "W" missing from the keyboards, as was reported by Republican sources.

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"You know I think it would be easy, walking into the West Wing or walking into the Oval Office to be overwhelmed by the responsibilities, but then I think you are less effective in what you are doing, " he said, referring to the pressure of his new role.

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Sources familiar with the investigation tell CNN the independent counsel wants to call members of the Secret Service before the grand jury to answer questions about Lewinsky's visits to the West Wing of the White House and the Oval Office.

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Many junior White House aides were glued to their television sets in the West Wing and across the compound in the Old Executive Office Building where much of the White House staff works.

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For her part, Sotomayor spent recent weeks in a tiny, plain office in the Eisenhower Office Building next door to the West Wing of the White House to prepare for the confirmation hearing.

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It's ironic, too, that the president of the guild at that time was none other than Ronald Reagan who, as we know, went on to attain the office Martin Sheen is portraying in The West Wing.

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Fleischer, who was giving the briefing, was handed a note and suddenly announced that the West Wing was being evacuated and that all media personnel should move to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next door to the White House.

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