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Ridge briefs congressional members on homeland security issues

WAP2002061233 - WASHINGTON, June 12 (UPI) -- Rep. David Obey, D-Wi., speaks to the media after attending a congressional briefing about homeland security on June 12, 2002, on Capitol Hill. rlw/Roger L. Wollenberg UPI

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