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novapsycheRice to testify in public, under oath
In a reversal, the White House said Tuesday it has agreed to allow national security adviser Condoleezza Rice to testify in public and under oath before the Sept. 11, 2001 commission. In addition, President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have agreed to testify in private before the entire commission, not just the two co-chairmen as earlier proposed, the White House said in a letter to the panel.
The letter sought written assurances that the panel would not consider Rice's testimony precedent-setting and that no additional public testimony from any White House official would be sought.
Soon after the White House letter was revealed, the commission released its response accepting the terms.
In a reversal, the White House said Tuesday it has agreed to allow national security adviser Condoleezza Rice to testify in public and under oath before the Sept. 11, 2001 commission. In addition, President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have agreed to testify in private before the entire commission, not just the two co-chairmen as earlier proposed, the White House said in a letter to the panel.
The letter sought written assurances that the panel would not consider Rice's testimony precedent-setting and that no additional public testimony from any White House official would be sought.
Soon after the White House letter was revealed, the commission released its response accepting the terms.