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Washington Whispers by Paul Bedard

Out Loud

April 01, 2007 12:03 PM ET | Permanent Link | Print

"You know you botched it when people sympathize with lawyers."

President Bush, addressing the fired prosecutors controversy in a lighthearted address to the Radio and Television Correspondents annual dinner

"Members of Congress like to bitch and moan about a war but don't want to do anything about it."

Rep. Barney Frank, Massachusetts Democrat, before the House voted to limit how long troops will be in Iraq

"Take my water, and my glass. I don't want them to track my fingerprints."

Lurita Doan, chief of the General Services Administration, expressing paranoia at a House hearing probing allegations she tried to give a no-bid contract to a business associate

"Tony has really big shoes to fill. I'm a size 6."

Dana Perino, on taking over for White House spokesman Tony Snow, whose cancer has resurfaced

Sources: White House, GW Hatchet, Washington Post (2)

Tags: Dana Perino | Tony Snow | George W. Bush | Barney Frank

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