It's likely there -- if they've done this properly -- that he'll be greeted with considerable enthusiasm in some of the European capitals and you'll see big crowds in the streets.

It's a significant break with past administration policy, Anderson. And for those of us who believe that this ought to be happening, it's welcome.

Barack Obama has been arguing all along we should have direct diplomacy with no preconditions.

But I must tell you at the moment her fate does rest with Barack Obama.

He cannot afford to insult them in any way. He has to show them enormous respect. He has to showcase them at the convention.

It's for that reason, in my view, Barack Obama is going to keep the door open until the very last moment, until the moment of decision about whether he thinks Hillary Clinton ought to be on the ticket.

It's another gift to Barack Obama, on two levels.

It's another gift to Barack Obama on two levels.

This is Barack Obama's statement. It was very brief. He said, of course, he accepts the apology, but he's going to -- he's going to go on and speak out about this personal responsibility.

I think he's actually on this issue -- you know the black community, there may be some in the black community.

I think he did make a mistake. It was not a bad mistake. It's going to go away.