[NEW WORDS]
* presidential campaign : n. 대통령 선거(유세)
* nominee : n. 후보지명자
* primary : n. 대통령 선거인 예비선거
* full-fledged : a. 깃털이 다 난, 날아갈 수 있을 만큼 성장한
* the Democratic Party : n. 민주당 - democrat : 민주당원 - democratic :민주당의
* the National Guard : n. 방위군, 주군
* launch : v. ...을 시작하다
* spirited : a. 힘찬, 생기 있는, 맹렬한, 활발한
* lieutenant : n. 중위
* charge : v. 비난하다
* AWOL : Absent Without Leave - 무단 결근(자), 무단 외출
* commending officer : n. 지휘관
* discrepancy : n. 모순, 불일치
* administrative : a. 행정적인, 관리상의
* given : ...을 봤을 때, ...점이 주어졌을 때
* collaborate : v. 돕다, 협력하다
* recollection : n. 회상, 기억, 추억
* stoke : v. 연료를 공급하다, 불을 때다
Good evening everyone. It certainly felt for a while today as if the country was already deep into the presidential campaign, not still selecting a Democratic nominee. We'll get to the primaries today in a minute, but we're going to begin at the White House because there is full-fledged battle going on between the Democratic Party and the President's staff about the President's service record during the war in Vietnam. Today, the White House released a package of thirty-year-old documents relating to lieutenant Bush's service in the National Guard. Here's ABC's Terry Moran.
Today, the White House try to use the newly released records to launch a spirited defense of Mr. Bush. The records released today show lieutenant George W. Bush earned enough training points during 1972 and 1973 to maintain his status in the National Guard. His payroll records show he was paid for service on more than a dozen occasions in that period. During that time, Mr. Bush received permission to train in Alabama, where he worked on a political campaign. His critics charge he went AWOL at that time, though the President claims he served
But the records released today do not prove that, and no witnesses have ever come forward to say they saw Mr. Bush performing military service in Alabama. Another question, the records show Mr. Bush was paid for service in November, 1972 and January, April, and May of 1973, when he says he was in Texas. But in another document, Mr. Bush's two commending officers in Texas stated they could not evaluate his performance during the previous year, because lieutenant Bush has not been observed at this unit during the period of report. The White House says the discrepancy in the record may be due to administrative reasons.
The White House insists this matter is now closed. Given those gaps in the record, given the absence of any witnesses who could fill in those gaps and collaborate the President's recollection, and, Peter, given the fact that it is a campaign season as you know and there are plenty of Democrats who are only too happy to stoke this, this issue is not going to go away.