“WASHINGTON -The Bush administration, which has developed an array of communications strategies that bypass the traditional White House press corps, now has a new Internet feature that allows anyone with a computer and a modem to put a question directly to an administration official.

Inaugurated last week, “Ask the White House” allows the administration to deliver its message directly to the people, free of media filtering. Still, based on the first two online sessions, e-mail questioners are likely to get the same prepackaged answers as any reporter asking a question at a White House briefing.”