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The man cited in media reports as having allegedly pressured others in the Texas Air National Guard to help George W. Bush is speaking out, telling ABC News in an exclusive interview that he never sought special treatment for Bush. Retired Col. Walter Staudt, who was brigadier general of Bush's unit in Texas, interviewed Bush for the Guard position and retired in March 1972. He was mentioned in one of the memos allegedly written by Lt. Col. Jerry Killian as having pressured Killian to assist Bush, though Bush supposedly was not meeting Guard standards. "I never pressured anybody about George...

DNCBS The CBS television network, and Dan Rather in particular, are, if you'll pardon my use of the common military vernacular, in a world of s--t. As most everyone is now aware, the program '60 Minutes II' reported last week that President Bush received favoritism in order to get into the Texas Air National Guard (TANG) in May of 1968, and then had his performance reviews "sugarcoated" by a now deceased Colonel for reasons which have been left to our imaginations. Mr. Rather attempted to substantiate the first of these two charges by introducing the unsupported claim of former Lt....