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1、WhiteHouse'sTestimony'Guidance'Sep19,201111:44PMEDTFirstitwasafour-stargeneral,andnowafederalagencyofficialsaystheWhiteHousesoughtchangestohistestimonyonawirelessprojecttiedtoaprominentDemocraticdonor.EliLakereports・PrintEmailCommentsPhilipFalcone,thebillionairepo
2、liticaldonorwhosehedgefundownsamajorityfinancialstakeinthesatellite-wirelesscompanyLightSquared,sayshetoldanyoneinthefederalgovernmentwillingtolistenthattestinghiscompany'ssignalforGPSinterfereneeoncommercialandmilitaryequipment“shouldnottakethatIong.”"Everythingi
3、salreadysetup,thelabsaresetup.Allweneedarethelistofdevicesthatneedtobetested.Wehavebeentellingthepeoplewhoareaskingforthetestingofthisformonthsnow,"hesaidinaninterviewMonday.NotallthebureaucratswhodealwithGPSforthemilitaryandthefederalgovernmentagreed.Still,theWhi
4、teHouse'sOfficeofManagementandBudgeturgedfederalofficialstestifyingbeforetwoHouseoversighthearingsinthelastmonthtosaytheyhopedtestingforGPSandLightSquaredinterfereneewouldtakeonly90days,accordingtointerviews.TheDailyBeastobtainedtheparagraphtheOMBaskedgovemmentwit
5、nessestoinsertintotheirrecentcongressionaltestimony,whichsaysinpart,“Wehopethattestingcanbecompletewithin90days."TheissueofLightSquaredandtheOMB'sinterestintestimonycametolightlastweekwhenTheDailyBeastreportedthatGen.WilliamShelton,thefour-stargeneralinchargeofthe
6、AirForceSpaceCommand,toldHouselawmakersinaclassifiedbriefingthathefeltpressuredbytheWhiteHousetochangehistestimonyonLightSquared.SheltonultimatelyrejectedtheWhiteHousesuggestionsanddeliveredhisowntestimonylastweek.“Wedidnotaskforanyspecialfavorsandwehavenotaskedfo
7、ranyspecialhandouts,andconsequentlydidnotreceiveanyspecialfavorsorhandouts,nFalconesaid.AnthonyRusso,NationalCoordinationOffice,Space-BasedPositioning,NavigationandTimingatNOAA,testifiesonCapitolHillinWashington,Sept.15,2011LaurenVictoriaBurke/APPhotoOnMonday,asec
8、ondwitness,AnthonyRusso,directoroftheNationalCoordinationOfficeforSpace-BasedPositioning,Navigation,andTiming,toldTheDailyBeastthathetoowasaskedbytheOMB
