Have been hunting for the earliest reports that says 0 was asleep.
Immediately thought of that term being used in dysfunctional homes when someone is passed out. That I could believe. Asleep not a chance unless he was medicated to induce sleep.
Until these last few days that was the only thing I had found about his activities after his meeting with Panetta which was about 3:30 PM IIRC.
In the early stories it said Obama was on the phone with Netanyahu for an hour. This excuse did not gain any traction, so they appeared to completely abandoned it.