White House lets Rice testify to 9/11 Commission

The White House backed down today and will allow National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to testify in public under oath before the commission investigating the failure to prevent the September 11 terrorist attacks.

The White House backed down today and will allow National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to testify in public under oath before the commission investigating the failure to prevent the September 11 terrorist attack,.

An administration official said the decision is conditioned on the Bush administration receiving assurances in writing from the commission that such a step does not set a precedent.