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Article: Duran Charged With Trying To Assassinate the President
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- The Washington Post
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- November 18, 1994
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Francisco Martin Duran, the Colorado man who allegedly
opened fire on the White House last month, was charged yesterday
with attempting to assassinate President Clinton after several
friends and co-workers told investigators he had said he wanted to
kill the president.
Even though those people have now come forward with the
information, U.S. Attorney Eric H. Holder Jr. had harsh words for
them yesterday during a news conference announcing Duran's
indictment by a federal grand jury.
Calling their failure to report the threats before Duran came to
Washington "very disturbing" and "unacceptable," Holder said, "When
any American citizen has solid information that a person" intends to ...