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On the recordAugust 9, 2006
I've known Mike Chertoff for quite a while. We've had some agreements on different issues, but he's always been cool, always entirely composed. But when he called me last night, that was the first time in my relationship with him that I have seen him -- the voice just sounded tense over the phone. He seemed very concerned.
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Peter King
Republican · New York

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King describes his conversation with Chertoff regarding a serious terror threat.

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