While a Bush spokesman declined to comment, Pepper said that he and his colleague used the meetings to advance two ideas.

"It's totally ridiculous to think that we control what the New York Times writes," a Bush spokesman said.

"We feel real good about our chances in Florida right now," said Dan Bartlett, a Bush spokesman.

"The note is fully consistent with what the Vice President has indicated in the past," a Bush spokesman said today.

"We're going for a thaw," said Dan Bartlett, a Bush spokesman.

"We're not going to do it," a Bush spokesman, Mark Goodin, said.

Scott Stanzel, a Bush spokesman, said logistics prevented the president from having wide-open doors.

In 1988, a Bush spokesman claimed that the deal lasted only from March to September 1960.

Tony Fratto, a former Bush spokesman, urged both parties to avoid making the fight against Aids a political issue.

Mr. Bartlett, the Bush spokesman, said he did not know why the summer job had not come up before in interviews with the governor.

While a Bush spokesman declined to comment, Pepper said that he and his colleague used the meetings to advance two ideas.

"It's totally ridiculous to think that we control what the New York Times writes," a Bush spokesman said.

"We feel real good about our chances in Florida right now," said Dan Bartlett, a Bush spokesman.

"The note is fully consistent with what the Vice President has indicated in the past," a Bush spokesman said today.

"We're going for a thaw," said Dan Bartlett, a Bush spokesman.

"We're not going to do it," a Bush spokesman, Mark Goodin, said.

Scott Stanzel, a Bush spokesman, said logistics prevented the president from having wide-open doors.

In 1988, a Bush spokesman claimed that the deal lasted only from March to September 1960.

Tony Fratto, a former Bush spokesman, urged both parties to avoid making the fight against Aids a political issue.

Mr. Bartlett, the Bush spokesman, said he did not know why the summer job had not come up before in interviews with the governor.