WAP2001101808 - 18 OCTOBER 2001 - WASHINGTON, DC, USA: U.S. Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, center, addresses the press during a Homeland Security briefing at the Old Executive Office Building on October 18, 2001. To his right are F.B.I. Director Robert Mueller, and Postmaster General John Potter. To his left is Attorney General John Ashcroft and U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher. The briefing was held to assure Americans all is being done to combat anthrax and to educate them on the disease. mk/Michael Kleinfeld UPI. ..