Obama: Probably Won't Read Palin's Book; She'll Be Fine Without Him

In his round of interviews with the TV news networks, President Barack Obama has — as you would expect — discussed all the hot topics of the day.

His conversation with Fox News Channel's Major Garrett, which airs this evening on Fox's Special Report with Bret Baier, was no different. Obama said:

— He's hopeful the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, "will be closed next year." That's a bit different than his promise last January that the facility would be shuttered within a year.

— "Nobody's been more disappointed than I have to see how high the unemployment rate has gotten. And, I spend every waking hour, when I'm talking to my economic team, about how we are going to put people back to work."

— While in South Korea, where he arrived today, he will press to get a free trade deal done with that country. "This is a region where right now we're sending about 25-26% of our exports. If we just boosted our share of exports by 1%, that might be 250,000 well paying jobs in the United States."

And then there was this more playful comment. Will he read 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's much-publicized book, Going Rogue?

"I probably will not, but I wish her well, you know, it looks like she's going to do very well without my readership."

It is, of course, worth restating that this was an interview with Fox News — the network the White House has been at odds with.

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