On the recordJuly 7, 2004
Credible reporting now indicates that al Qaeda is moving forward with its plans to carry out a large-scale attack in the United States in an effort to disrupt our democratic process.
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Tom Ridge discusses the threat of a large-scale al Qaeda attack aimed at disrupting the democratic process in the U.S.
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