And if he had, Mr Bush would probably have responded about the same way: that his first duty was to keep America safe by finding out what Guantánamo's denizens knew.
Furthermore, of the three out of the seven subjects with consistently elevated CEA who had responded about smoking, all three were ever smokers.
A career paramedic, Mr. Cordi estimates that he has responded to about 20,600 emergency medical calls in his 14-year career.
Since January, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has responded to about 2,900 fires, department spokesman Daniel Berlant said.
For instance, he said that while they receive up to 150,000 calls a year for service, they're SWAT team has responded only about a dozen times.
The government has responded by worrying about its economic place in the world rather than about the physical future of the world.
So far Trent Lott, the Senate Republican leader, has responded to questions about Mr. Rudman with something less than overwhelming enthusiasm.
Roddick has responded to concerns about his fragility by putting on 10 pounds of muscle while working out smarter this year.
Neither has responded to questions about the cost of reducing coal-fired power emissions by 27% using the latest technology.
Eta has responded to speculation about talks by planting bombs in both the Basque country and Madrid in recent weeks - although nobody has been seriously injured.
