白宮：布什總統將參加北京奧運會，出席開幕式未肯定。 (圖)

白宮發言人證實布什總統將參加北京奧運會，但對是否出席開幕式未給予肯定的答複。

Wednesday, the White House said anew that Bush would attend the Olympics, but left open the possibility that he would skip the opening ceremonies. Asked whether Bush would go to that portion of the games, White House press secretary Dana Perino demurred, citing the fluid nature of a foreign trip schedule this far out and the many factors that go into devising it.

''I would again reiterate that the president has been very clear that he believes that the right thing for him to do is to continue to press the Chinese on a range of issues, from human rights and democracy, political speech freedoms and religious tolerance, and to do that publicly and privately, before, during and after the Olympics,'' she said.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: April 9, 2008， Filed at 2:07 p.m. ET
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Olympic-Torch.html