Mr Obama discussed the deepening crisis in Syria with other G20 delegates at a lengthy working dinner on Thursday night - and it was there, correspondents say, that their differences in opinion became obvious.
Back at DC headquarters, an overworked staff doesn't have time to examine, let alone digest, lengthy and even not-so-lengthy missives from abroad, as their working day is consumed by answering phone calls from everyone under the sun, reacting to emails, and coordinating activities within a confused bureaucracy (they also have to each lunch; classified materials are not allowed in the cafeteria).
To determine whether a regional block team with a dedicated space for performance of regional anesthetics would decrease turnover time and shorten the working day in a busy orthopedic practice with lengthy turnover times.
It can ill afford a lengthy work stoppage.
Fractious House Republicans are scheduled to begin that process with a lengthy meeting Wednesday.
An article published in The New York Times two months ago, detailing Amazon's work culture, drew a lengthy response on Monday from the company's senior vice president for global corporate affairs.
Following the release of its report, the Permanent SubCommittee on Investigations held a lengthy hearing Friday.
One of the rapper's lawyers, Charles H. Kuck, responded with a lengthy statement Monday night.
Pentagon officials laid out a lengthy timetable Friday for retraining the Iraqi force.
The encounter, Scorsese told me over a lengthy interview Saturday, made him "very nervous".
According to the Hill, Obama released a lengthy statement Thursday touting Obamacare's achievements.
