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The German Asparagus Are Fabulous.

I Began My First Cabinet Meeting Since The Terrorist Attacks. As I Stepped Into The Room, The Team Broke Out In Sustained Applause. I Was Surprised, And I Choked Up At Their Heartfelt Support. The Tears Flowed For The Second Time In Two Days.

One Of My Hardest Parts Of My Job Is To Console The Family Members Who Have Lost Their Life.

Trying To Stop Suiciders -- Which We're Doing A Pretty Good Job Of On Occasion -- Is Difficult To Do. And What The Iraqis Are Going To Have To Eventually Do Is Convince Those Who Are Conducting Suiciders Who Are Not Inspired By Al Qaeda, For Example, To Realize There's A Peaceful Tomorrow.

There's A Lot Of People In The Middle East Who Are Desirous To Get Into The Mitchell Process. And - But First Things First. The - These Terrorist Acts And, You Know, The Responses Have Got To End In Order For Us To Get The Framework - The Groundwork - Not Framework, The Groundwork To Discuss A Framework For Peace, To Lay The - All Right.