But later, he backed off somewhat from his earlier remarks.
He also defended earlier remarks that all Jews share the same gene.
"I was asking myself," Mr. Altafaj said in explaining his earlier remarks.
It whitewashed its earlier remarks about Jews and presented itself as a patriotic party.
Mr. Romney was responding to President Obama's earlier remarks about the private economy's being "fine".
A few days later, the president's spokesman, Waheed Omer, backed away from his earlier remarks.
"It's not that I was lying or misleading anyone," he said of his earlier remarks.
Unlike his earlier remarks, there is a lot of truth in this.
Although Rodgers sloughed off Jennings's earlier remarks, Packers Coach Mike McCarthy could not resist a poke at Jennings.
In his earlier remarks, Mr. Bernanke said the industry was still working on reforms to make money market funds safer.
His warning contrasted with earlier remarks by government officials that the flooding threat to the city had eased.
