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Article: New Staffers in Awe at White House
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- January 18, 2001
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SCOTT LINDLAW, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
01-18-2001
New Staffers in Awe at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) -- For weeks, Bush spokesman Ari Fleischer wouldn't allow himself to look at the White House. As the Florida election recount dragged on, superstition gripped him: He drove past the building each day, but kept his eyes pointed straight ahead, determined not to jinx George W. Bush's chances for capturing it.
But these days, on the brink of becoming White House press secretary, Fleischer lets his gaze wander over to his workplace-to-be.
``Every night I look left and look at the White House, the rolling South Lawn, the giant porticos,'' Fleischer, 40, said. ``That's a moment of awe ...