What are they hiding?它们是什么隐藏？
A federal judge has taken a significant step in dismantling the wall of secrecy the Bush administration has needlessly built around the White House.一位联邦法官已采取重大步骤，在拆除围墙的秘密，布什政府没有必要围绕着白宫。
Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that White House visitors logs were public records and that the public had a right to see them.法官罗伊斯兰伯思裁定白宫访客日志是公开的记录，并表示，公众有权看到。
The logs, maintained by the Secret Service, had been public until 2006, when the Bush administration, which adheres to the principle that its business is nobody’s but its own, declared that the logs were presidential records and thus exempt from the Freedom of Information Act under the doctrine of executive privilege.原木，由秘密的服务，已被公开，直到2006年，当布什政府，坚持原则，其业务是谁的，但其本身又声称，该日志被总统的纪录，从而免受言论自由信息法案下的中庸行政特权。
Executive privilege is intended to protect the confidentiality and candor of the advice the president receives.行政特权，是为了保护其机密性和坦率的意见，院长。 The logs say only who visited the White House, when and for how long; they contain nothing about the substance of the visits.原木说，只有那些访问白宫时，与时间有多长;它们含有什么物质的访问。
It might shed light, however, on White House political machinations.它可能揭示，但对白宫的政治阴谋。
The White House says it will appeal, using that as an excuse not to comment on the legal setback.白宫表示，它将提出上诉，以此作为借口，不评论有关法律挫折。 One day, it is to be hoped, Congress and the courts will throw open the doors and windows of the Bush administration and the sun will shine in. Unfortunately, it is likely to be long after it has left office.一天，因此我们希望，国会和法院将打开大门和窗户，布什政府和太阳的光芒必将照亮英寸不幸的是，它很可能成为不久就离开了办公室。
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