Two 9/11 Panel Members Say Bush Plan Falls Short

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Two 9/11 Panel Members Say Bush Plan Falls Short

http://www.international.nasdaq.com/asp/gmWorldNews.asp&headl">SEATTLE (AP)

President George W. Bush's response to the Sept. 11 commission's report falls short, two members of the commission told a news conference in Seattle on Tuesday.

Former Republican U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton of Washington and former Watergate prosecutor Richard Ben- Veniste said a new national intelligence director should have the power to control spending and staff of all 15 U.S. spy agencies.

"Providing a figurehead is not what we intended," Ben-Veniste said. ...

... They had previously told Ridge that vague nationwide alerts did little but potentially damage the government's credibility, they said.

"The credibility of these alerts is paramount," Ben-Veniste said.

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Tue Aug-03-04 09:06 PM
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1. Ben-Veniste is one of my heroes.

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