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Most troubling is

personnel carriers with Haitian troops

parked in front of virtually every police station in Port-au-Prince.

Nancy, if they take the embassy, how are we going to know?

They're taking the embassy.

Mrs. Landingham was driving her car back here.

Charlie, is she all right?

No.

She's dead.

Eight years ago, the President was diagnosed with MS.

He concealed it during the election

but we're going public Wednesday night

with a live network interview and a press conference.

Is the President going to run for re-election?

There's going to be a press conference tonight.

I'd watch.

C.J. Please, I can only answer 14 or 15 questions at once!

Steve, then Michael.

Has there been any discussion of a Special Prosecutor?

Tomorrow morning, the President will direct the Attorney General

to appoint a Special Prosecutor, yes.

I can't see. Joan?

Can you tell us how that'll work?

A list of three prosecutors is given to a three-judge panel.

The prosecutors, as well as the judges

were all appointed by Republican Presidents.

How soon do you anticipate witnesses being called?

I don't know.

Do you have any idea who will be

on the witness list?

I can't comment

on a witness list that doesn't exist.

I imagine subpoenas will be issued

to most senior White House staff, including myself.

C.J. C.J. C.J.

What about Congress?

I'm sorry?

Will Congress be holding hearings?

I would imagine.

Do you know which committee

would have jurisdiction over...

Again, I can't comment

on what kind of hearings Congress has in mind.

I'm sure there'll be one

but you'd have to talk to Congress.

Okay, here now, the President of the United States.

Front row on your right.

Yes. Sandy.

Mr. President, can you tell us right now

if you'll be seeking

a second term?

I'm sorry, Sandy

there was a little bit of noise, there.

Can you repeat the question?

Yes, sir.

Can you tell us right now

if you'll be seeking

a second term?

Yeah...

and I'm going to win.

C.J.?

C.J.?

C.J.?

We're here.

Oh, yeah.

Thank you. Thanks.

Mr. President.

Bruno.

I've got a new section...

Give it to Leo.

C.J....

The speech is written.

They're just ironing a few things out.

Look... It's written.

I'm not talking about the speech. What?

I've got a source that says

the FDA's going to pull the trigger on mifepristone.

Mifepristone's...? RU-486.

The FDA's an independent agency.

I could get in trouble

for even knowing what you just told me.

No, it's nonproprietary information

delivered by a nongovernmental person.

You're fine.

Well, I'll be asking

one of my 14 lawyers about that

but when are they going to announce?

That's the thing.

They're doing it on Monday.

Monday?

Right before his speech.

Okay, thanks.

C.J.... there are now

seven different drafts of the speech.

Yeah. The President likes none of them.

Toby and Doug can't get together.

Sam and Doug can't get together.

Leo and Bruno can't get together.

Listen, I got to talk to you for a second.

If anyone asks, the speech is done.

That's what I've been saying. We're just ironing out...

Listen. Yeah?

Come here.

Paulson got it from a source

the FDA's signing off on RU-486.

When are they going to announce?

On Monday. Come on!

Right before his speech. You didn't take care of this?

Josh... Damn it, C.J.

I told all departments no news on Monday--

we get the cycle to ourselves.

Then, how...? The FDA's an independent agency.

So, we're kicking off our campaign

on the same day...? Yeah.

Perfect.

Look, I'm sorry, but there's no...

Yeah, I'm also not wild about pictures

of the President getting on the plane without his wife.

I can't computer-generate images of the First Lady.

She's getting in in the morning?

We'll do some pictures.

I'm going to call Gail Trent and confirm this other thing.

Maybe we want to postpone.

Why? I don't know

he's got laryngitis or something.

C.J....

Listen, anybody asks, the speech is done.

We're just putting on... Yeah, listen.

What's Toby's problem with me?

What do you mean? He's got a problem with me

and I'd like to understand the nature of it.

I wouldn't worry about it.

I do worry about it, 'cause I have a job to do this weekend

and he's making it harder.

I don't... Connie?

The place has a communications center

a conference room, an operating room

offices and an apartment.

This is a nice ride.

They're just putting the finishing touches on.

Yeah. Thank you.

M&M's with the Seal of the President.

C.J., when do we see an advance?

Very soon.

The speech is done?

It's done. They're just ironing a few things out.

Toby and Sam don't have any problem with Bruno's people?

Everybody's getting along great.

They're dotting the Is and crossing the Ts.

This thing reads like an Andy Williams special!

We're starting all over again with a white piece of paper!

I'm going to take my seat now.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

From the flight deck, this is Lieutenant Colonel Gantry.

We're closing our cabin doors

and we ask that you be seated in preparation for takeoff.

We'll be flying at a cruising altitude of 35,000 feet

and our flight path will take us over Hartford, Connecticut,

Greenfield, Massachusetts,

and our flight time to Pease Air Force Base in New Hampshire

will be approximately one hour and ten minutes

and we anticipate a smooth flight.

if you'll be seeking a second term?

Yeah...

and I'm going to win.

That announcement, coming about 15 minutes ago

was made on the heels of the President's stunning disclosure

that he'd been diagnosed...

...remitting course of multiple sclerosis...

Abbey?

Jed.

Listen...

You missed it. It was incredible.

Look... It's all over the news.

Abbey... This crazy man got in front of millions of people

and totally screwed his wife.

That's funny, 'cause that's sort of what I did.

You can't think this is funny.

I don't. You can't think this is a joke.

I don't, I swear.

There are ways of getting out of this.

Yeah.

You buried Delores Landingham this afternoon.

You couldn't possibly be expected to make...

Are you going... Let some time go by, a few weeks

you say you've consulted with your doctors

you've consulted with your family...

Abbey... ...which, amazingly, people would believe

and, then, you say you've decided...

I'm running again, Abbey.

Yeah?

Look, I have a lot to say.

You and me both.

Go ahead.

What?

Say what you have to say.

No, I have to go down.

They're going to brief me on an evacuation plan

for Haiti. All right.