Bush sorry for sunglasses comment

US President George Bush, who often teases members of the White House press corps, apologised after he poked fun at a reporter for wearing sunglasses without realising they were needed for vision loss.

Thu, 15 Jun, 2006 - 08:06

The exchange occurred at a news conference yesterday in the Rose Garden.

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