http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=NZAFAAIBX0FTCCRBAE0CFFA?type=politicsNews&storyID=7923744
"President Bush said on Wednesday that the U.S. government's practice of sending packaged news stories to local television stations was legal and he had no plans to cease it."
"GAO, an arm of Congress, said this ran counter to appropriation laws and was a misuse of federal funds.
But Bush cited a Justice Department opinion that disagreed with the GAO. "There is a Justice Department opinion that says these -- these pieces -- are within the law, so long as they're based upon facts, not advocacy," the president told a news conference. "