World Series Champions Visit White House
JUDY WOODRUFF, CNN ANCHOR: We're expecting President Bush to turn his attention away from Afghanistan for just a few moments. In about a minute, he is to appear in the East Room of the White House to meet with the World Series champions, the Arizona Diamondbacks. Here is what his press secretary, Ari Fleischer, had to say when he was surprised -- here is the president now in the East Room of the White House -- World Series champion Arizona Diamondbacks.</s>GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We were looking for a little entertainment for tonight's Christmas Party.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We're here.</s>BUSH: Yes, exactly.</s>WOODRUFF: President Bush at the White House congratulating once again the World Series winning Arizona Diamondbacks. The president himself, of course, was ran -- was part owner of a baseball team in Texas, the Texas Rangers. So he has a special interest in baseball. But beyond that, he said the United States got exactly what it needed at the time of the World Series, something to focus on other than the war on terrorism. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com