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Will George Bush comment on former press secretary's book bashing him?
http://origin.sltrib.com/news/ci_9424147
Background:
The Bush White House made "a decision to turn away from candor and honesty when those qualities were most needed" - a time when the nation was on the brink of war, McClellan writes in the book entitled "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception."
The way Bush managed the Iraq issue "almost guaranteed that the use of force would become the only feasible option."
"In the permanent campaign era, it was all about manipulating sources of public opinion to the president's advantage," McClellan writes.
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20080528/D90UNQ2O1.html
Current White House aides say President Bush will not comment - that he has more pressing matters. Can he resist? Question will end June 4th, if no comment has been reported by that time, this will be settled as "No".
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Suspend date: Thu 5th Jun 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Sat 31st May 7:47pm PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Fri 30th May 1:25pm PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 25%
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mork: Suspended pending settlement mork: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/bush-refuses-to-read-mccl_b_104013.html (market suspended) 
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Your comment caught my eye and I must admit this is the first I have seen this question.
I recall bush commenting on the book, however not addressing any of the allegations in it.
I used the google and found this link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/bush-refuses-to-read-mccl_b_104013.html
I'm going to suspend this question so an admin can review.
Excellent question by the way.
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