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President Bush apparently thought so when he ended a news conference Wednesday with his host, Romanian President Traian Basescu.
"Thank you. Thank you very much," Bush told reporters, a code phrase that means, "That's it, folks."
Typically, as a matter of courtesy and protocol, the host decides when such an event is over. But Bush has been known to ignore that practice.
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Then there was Wednesday's abrupt moment in Romania, when Bush figured the question-and-answer session was done. He strolled over to Basescu and asked if he was ready to take a walk by the water.
"Just a moment," Basescu interjected politely.
Oh.
"He's not through," Bush observed. Bush headed back to his podium, on the beach of the Black Sea at Basescu's picturesque retreat.
The Romanian president took a few moments to comment about an important issue in his country, the availability of visas for people to visit the U.S.
Then — finished for real this time — the two leaders took their stroll by the water.
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