PRESS BRIEFING BYPRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBSJames S. Brady Press Briefing Room

12:45 P.M. EST

Q    Do you know who the President is rooting for in the World Series yet?

MR. GIBBS:  I emailed this to Basinet, who asked at the conclusion of last Friday's briefing --

Q    I was the one who asked this question -- for the record.

MR. GIBBS:  I'm sorry.  He emailed me, because I guess --

Q    Because you evaded the question.

MR. GIBBS:  Well, I didn’t know the answer.  It drew some apparent attention in New York.  I asked the President.  He said he hoped for a good series, but didn’t have a strong pull for either team.

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