article_snippet.sent: The White House's spokesman did not directly deny that an agreement was already being drafted when The White House's spokesman spoke to reporters later that day. '
article_snippet.sent: I think I would only point out that there's not a significant difference between those two verbs,' The White House's spokesman said after a reporter asked The White House's spokesman if talks had moved on from the negotiation stage to the drafting stage. '
article_snippet.sent: It's possible to do both,' The White House's spokesman said, playing coy. '
article_snippet.sent: It's possible to negotiate as you draft or to draft as you negotiate.'
article_snippet.sent: The White House told reporters on Wednesday that whether a pact is made in the end or not, the president will address the public to explain the Obama administration's rationale.