washington business
“ We came close to missing out on a Bill and Melinda Gates incredible partnership because apparently , Bill ’ s opening line was , ‘ Do you want to go out two weeks from this coming Saturday ?’”
— President Barack Obama , presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the namesakes of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Nov . 22 . Obama teased the Microsoft co-founder about his pace of dating his future wife , then added , “ He ’ s good with computers , but , you know . … Fortunately , Melinda believes in second chances , and the world is better for it .” winter 2017 21