Spokesman evades question on Teresa's taxes

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At today's White House news briefing, WND asked presidential press secretary Scott McClellan whether Iraqi oil resources will be used to pay for the country's reconstruction and if the president believes John Kerry should insist on concealing the tax returns of his wife, Teresa.

WND: Two part. Scott, you have on more than one occasion noted that Iraqi production of lots of oil has continued uninterrupted, but that this oil belongs to Iraq. And my question: Since U.S. taxpayers are paying many billions of dollars to free Iraq, why shouldn't proceeds from some of that oil go to pay our costs in freeing and rebuilding Iraq?

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McCLELLAN: I think that those oil resources will be used to help with their reconstruction. We talked about that when we passed the wartime supplemental.

WND: Candidates for President have, for decades, made public all of their medical records, with the exception of Bill Clinton, their military records, and their tax returns, because the American people, in the important job of choosing a president, ought to know all about him or her. My question: Since President Bush has revealed all of these things, does he believe it right for candidate Kerry to insist on concealing the tax returns of his multimillionaire wife, Teresa?

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McCLELLAN: Look, Les, I think that that's an issue that the campaign has already addressed. It's been going on since –

WND: But what do you think –

McCLELLAN: – since tax day. The president – the president is pleased to make his full tax returns available to the public.

WND: And he hopes Kerry will, too.

McCLELLAN: He is pleased. He has been doing that for several years while in public office, and he will continue to do so.

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