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THE VICE PRESIDENT: Yes, sir.

Q Speaking of the history in Iraq, there's been a debate recently on the buildup to the vote for us to go to war, and you obviously were very intimately involved in that. Karl Rove has talked about, listen, Democrats -- and Daschle -- they wanted a speedy vote, before the elections, for the war. And Daschle has said, well, it's nonsense, they're trying to rewrite history. What is your recollection of what was happening? Were they -- were Democrats pushing for a quick vote on the war before the election?

THE VICE PRESIDENT: I don't want to get into that. I, frankly, I've heard a little bit of the argument and I don't understand it. (Laughter.)

Q I'm sorry, what do you mean by that?

THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, I mean, I thought we proceeded in an orderly fashion. But I have not gone back and looked at that. I don't -- it's not clear to me what the issue is that's being debated there.

Q The issue is whether the White House was pushing, or Democrats were pushing.

THE VICE PRESIDENT: I thought we had approached it on a fairly bipartisan basis, and that was reflected in the vote. And we also went through a process with respect to intelligence matters, work at the United Nations seeking resolutions from the U.N. Security Council that applied to the situation. But in terms of, you know, we were pushing, or the Democrats were pushing, that's not -- I'd have to go back and do a lot of research to have an opinion on that.

Q Mr. Vice President, this was so nice of you. Speaking of 2009, is this it for public service for you, or --

THE VICE PRESIDENT: I expect so.

Q Are you going to write a book?

THE VICE PRESIDENT: This was not planned, so I thought I was through when I left the Congress --

Q Do you plan to write a book?

THE VICE PRESIDENT: I really have not decided what I'm going to do.

Q -- (inaudible) --

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