What is 'embargoed material' on Yahoo?

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In the middle of a story titled, "Bush: Strategy Helps Iraq Make Progress" there is the following paragraph:

FOLLOWING EMBARGOED FOR 11:06 A.M EDT

In their Saturday radio address, Democrats said Bush must provide a more detailed accounting of how the money is being spent before lawmakers vote on the next budget request, likely next week.

"While the battle to oust Saddam Hussein was well-planned and well-executed, the president did not plan well for winning the peace and rebuilding the nation," said Rep. Baron Hill, D-Ind.

"There has been little support from the international community; our troops have been taking almost all the risks, and American taxpayers have been paying all the bills," Hill said.

"Many proposals have been discussed in Congress to ensure accountability" for previous spending in Iraq, which Hill said totaled $63 billion this year.

"The president must be willing to report to Congress — and the American people — on how this money is being spent," Hill said. "The missteps of the past several months must not be compounded by wasteful spending, or spending that could be used more wisely elsewhere."

END EMBARGOED MATERIAL

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031012/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_iraq&cid=544&ncid=716

[Spazito]

1. I think that means that the dems response was not to be printed until...

after the time specified. I think this is done quite often. Press releases are often sent to the media ahead of a speech with an embargo on releasing them till after the speech.

[rucky]

2. An Embargo in the Press

is when a story is released on the wires, but cannot be reprinted until a certain time. Embargoed stories usually break late in the week for reprint in Sunday papers (early deadlines for Sunday editions).