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On the recordDecember 8, 2004
the 9/11 Commission found that the biggest impediment to ``connecting the dots'' was resistance to information sharing. As the Commission stated in its report: ``Agencies uphold a `need to know' culture of information protection rather than promoting a `need to share' culture of integration.''
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Discussing the findings of the 9/11 Commission regarding information sharing.

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