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Article: Senate endorses Bush move to create terrorism office.(A)(Nation)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 22, 2001
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Byline: Audrey Hudson
The Democrat-led Senate yesterday endorsed President Bush's decision to create a national office for combatting terrorism and introduced legislation to establish the post permanently.
Sen. Bob Graham, Florida Democrat and chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence, said the bill offers a prescription for the condition of terrorism.
"Terrorism is not a crisis. Terrorism is a cancerous condition, a condition that all Americans will have to come to terms with as we strive to return to normal lives," Mr. Graham said during a Capitol Hill news conference.
The bill complements Mr. Bush's announcement to a ...