be prepared to provide sworn testimony.

Firefighters are essential to the safety and security of our local communities. We owe it to these men and women to provide them with better training and equipment so they can do their jobs more effectively and safely.

[Now Melton's lawyers say] there exists no sworn testimony by Mr. Melton denying that he provided Ann Radelat with a copy of the subject memorandum, ... The only sworn ... responses filed in this matter by Mr. Melton correctly state that he did provide a copy of the memo to Ann Radelat.

We respectfully request that you reconvene hearings as soon as possible to take these witnesses sworn testimony about their roles in the Cheney energy task force and the recent run-up in American fuel prices,

The witness whose testimony was struck was their first and perhaps their strongest witness, and so that could make it difficult going forward on the case.

There are statements to federal investigators, sworn testimony, a secret recording of Greg Anderson and on-the-record interviews, and the gist of our story is all supported by material that we can point to the sources on. It's all going in one direction. There's not any equivocation on this that's compelling or believable. We also have relied on unnamed sources who have given us a story that's very consistent with what the public record says about Bonds and steroid use.