Lawsuit Prompts More Bush Records; President Ranked in the Middle of His Guard Flight Class, Missed Key Readiness Drill

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush ranked in the middle of his Air National Guard flight class and flew 336 hours in a fighter jet before letting his pilot status lapse and missing a key readiness drill in 1972, according to his flight records belatedly uncovered Tuesday under the Freedom of Information Act.

The Pentagon and Bush's campaign have claimed for months that all records detailing his fighter pilot career have been made public, but defense officials said they found two dozen new records detailing his training and flight logs after The Associated Press filed a lawsuit and submitted new requests under the public records law.

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Lawsuit Prompts More Bush Records; President Ranked in the Middle of His Guard Flight Class, Missed Key Readiness Drill

"Previous requests from other requesters for President Bush's Individual Flight Recor...

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