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The morning after the Office of Management and Budget unveiled the administration's new-and dramatically lower-projections for the budget surplus, the White House communications office began holding daily strategy sessions aimed at winning the public-relations war with Democrats over the surplus, spending, and Social Security. The "huddle"-don't call it a "war room" or you'll be corrected by Bush aides-meets every morning at 9:30 to come up with talking points to send Republican allies on the Hill.
"Will the new budget numbers prevent the president from helping those who need health care?" asks one talking-point question. The answer: No. Another question: "Many ...