The most underestimated risk for a politician is overexposure.

Secretary Powell and I agree on every single issue that has ever been before this administration except for those instances where Colin's still learning.

We do know of certain knowledge that he [Osama Bin Laden] is either in Afghanistan, or in some other country, or dead.

See that the President, the Cabinet and staff are informed. If cut out of the information flow, their decisions may be poor, not made, or not confidently or persuasively implemented.

The dead-enders are still with us, those remnants of the defeated regimes who'll go on fighting long after their cause is lost.

I recognize the need to provide the press - and, through you, the American people - with information to the fullest extent possible. In our democracy, the work of the Pentagon press corps is important, defending our freedom and way of life is what this conflict is about, and that certainly includes freedom of the press.

When starting at the bottom, be willing to learn from those at the top.