ABC - BUSH ACKNOWLEDGES WOODRUFF, BUT WON'T TAKE HIS QUESTION

BUSH ACKNOWLEDGES WOODRUFF, BUT WON'T TAKE HIS QUESTION

Former ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff, who was critically wounded while covering the war in Iraq last year, said Wednesday that he was "shocked" and felt "a little uncomfortable" when President Bush mentioned his name Wednesday as one of the persons who had been treated for serious injuries during the war. Writing on the ABC World News blog, Woodruff said that he had gone to the news conference with the intention of asking the president whether the government is working fast enough to help injured soldiers receive the help they need and "doing everything it can to make sure these soldiers get what they deserve." He said that he was unable to raise the issue. "He told me he wouldn't take questions! But after the press conference we had the chance to talk for a few minutes, and he was very kind." Woodruff did not indicate whether the issue he wanted to confront the president with ever came up.

26/07/2007