http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N12306415.htmHARRISBURG, Pa., Feb 12 (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday it would discuss with a commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks whether U.S. President George W. Bush would testify publicly but declined to commit to a presidential appearance.
White House spokesman Scott McClellan, asked by reporters about commission Chairman Thomas Kean's desire to hear from Bush, said, "All these are issues that we will continue to discuss with the commission in a spirit of cooperation."
Kean was quoted in The Record newspaper of northern New Jersey as saying he would ask Bush and former President Bill Clinton and their vice presidents to testify in public about intelligence they received ahead of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States.
Commission spokesman Al Felzenberg said conversations have begun at the staff level related to whether Bush will appear before the commission.
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