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Article: Congress, too, missed 9/11 threat.(USA)
- Article from:
- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- April 8, 2004
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Byline: Gail Russell Chaddock Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
WASHINGTON -- While attention Thursday will be fixed on the comments of National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, she and the Bush administration aren't the only ones who received urgent warnings before 9/11 that terrorists could strike at home.
Key lawmakers in Congress heard similar reports - in more than 80 hearings from 1999 until the Twin Towers collapsed - and could face similar questions about being asleep at the switch.
While Congress isn't generally expected to take the lead on matters of national security, it remains open to criticism regarding its oversight ...