Activists and lawmakers acknowledge the setback privately but say it's a delay rather than a fatal blow.
During a televised debate on healthcare on Monday night, Cassidy and Graham acknowledged the setbacks but vowed to push forward with their bill.
From three fund-raisers on Wednesday and Thursday morning in San Francisco to three more later Thursday here among the Hollywood set, Mr. Obama made the case for his achievements, acknowledged the setbacks, faced a few hecklers and raked in millions of dollars for the Democratic Party.
Both David Plouffe, Obama's former White House advisor, and Organizing for Action Executive Director Jon Carson acknowledged "the setbacks" related to healthcare.gov, but encouraged the 200 activists to make "concrete plans" for getting Americans enrolled over the next five months and counter the "misinformation" around the country.
Unlike most jihadi theorists, Suri acknowledges the setback caused by September 11th.
But he also acknowledged the setback, saying, "We must now focus on the restoration and recovery of our accreditation status".
Senior American officials acknowledged the intelligence setback, but insisted that information was still being collected using a variety of informants on the ground, systems that intercept electronic communications like cellphone conversations and satellite imagery.
In the interview, Rice did acknowledge the recent election as a setback.
The unwillingness to acknowledge the continuing problem, say many experts, has been the greatest setback to women in achieving salary equity.
Thursday's diplomatic breakthrough was a setback for the United Nations and its special envoy here, retired U.S. Navy admiral Jonathan T. Howe, who has been slow to acknowledge the dramatic shift in U.S. policy.
At a news conference, Mr. Obama acknowledged the December data as a setback, while outlining plans to deliver $2.3 billion in tax credits to spur manufacturing jobs in clean energy.
