"This is a very humbling experience," the governor said at an afternoon news conference.

"I would have expected a direct call from the White House," the mayor said at an afternoon news conference.

"Much of the recent violence is tied to drug activity," the Mayor said at an afternoon news conference.

"I am certain we can do the budget without an education cut," he said at an afternoon news conference.

"It will never be on the basis of getting even," he vowed at an afternoon news conference.

"I have been in office for one month and 14 days," he said at an afternoon news conference.

"That's a horrible and terrible thing to have to confront," he said, during an afternoon news conference.

"I was not sent here to be a part of gridlock," he said at an afternoon news conference.

But he ended a late afternoon news conference here with a strong hint that final decisions had been made.

The Governor was peppered with questions about the disclosure at an afternoon news conference.

"This is a very humbling experience," the governor said at an afternoon news conference.

"I would have expected a direct call from the White House," the mayor said at an afternoon news conference.

"Much of the recent violence is tied to drug activity," the Mayor said at an afternoon news conference.

"I am certain we can do the budget without an education cut," he said at an afternoon news conference.

"It will never be on the basis of getting even," he vowed at an afternoon news conference.

"I have been in office for one month and 14 days," he said at an afternoon news conference.

"That's a horrible and terrible thing to have to confront," he said, during an afternoon news conference.

"I was not sent here to be a part of gridlock," he said at an afternoon news conference.

But he ended a late afternoon news conference here with a strong hint that final decisions had been made.

The Governor was peppered with questions about the disclosure at an afternoon news conference.