'Mr Cheney, please sit closer to Mr. Bush, so you can whisper answers in his ear...'

President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney will answer questions together and in private before the commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on April 29, the White House said on Wednesday.

They will meet at the White House with the five Republican and five Democratic members of the commission. Their appearance had been planned but a specific date had not been announced.

"The president looks forward to meeting with the commission and answering any questions," White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters.

The two will not testify under oath.
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The pictures accompanying the Reuters story need your captions badly.

I'll start it off. For the picture of the two of them sitting together: "But Dick says my answer to every question should be, 'We'll find those WMDs any day now...'