TRUTH GETS OUT IN FITS AND STARTS IN HUD INVESTIGATION.(Main)

Byline: Dan Fesperman Baltimore Sun

In a room on Capitol Hill, as television cameras roll and congressmen watch sternly, there is a mystery in progress: The truth keeps changing.

Consider, for example, the curious case of one Frederick Bush, a fund-raiser for Republican presidential campaigns who wants to be the next ambassador to Luxembourg. On May 25, Bush stood in the room, raised his right hand and swore to tell the truth.

A month later, he came back and changed his testimony. But the congressmen were still skeptical. Rep. Tom Lantos, D-Calif., called one statement "about as believable as Elvis being seen in a K mart."

Then there was Paul Manafort, the Republican campaign strategist and lobbyist, who came to the room to testify on June 20. Since then, three mailed "clarifications" have supplemented his remarks.

"Mr. Manafort seems to tell the truth in monthly installments," Rep. Barney Frank, …