Q Dana, on two of the topics you mentioned -- on the economy, is the White House at this point seeing any vindication in these numbers given the amount of gloominess that folks have used in describing the economy, or are you a little bit more cautious --

MS. PERINO: Well, we're pleased with the numbers. We think that they are heading in the right direction. We want to make sure that we do everything we can to keep them going in the upward trend. But the way you described it, no, I wouldn't say that, and no one's doing a victory dance, but what we are doing is making sure that we continue to press Congress on one of the most important aspects, which is free trade.

If the American economy is increasingly able to export its goods and services around the world, that is good for all of us, and it's good for those countries, their consumers and their businesses, as well as for us. And so that's why we are aggressive on free trade and will continue to be over the next month.

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