05/20/2001
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"I suspect any American President is going to be worried about corruption."
"This is a different kind of threat than we've ever faced before."
"It happens to be in our moral interest."
"If Congress does not act by that time, our ability to find out who the terrorists are talking to, what they are saying, and what they are planning will be compromised."