Were there contacts over time between Iraq and al-Qaeda? Yes, there were efforts made to communicate. We found no evidence of collaboration in any effort to mount any kind of operation against the United States' interests.

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We've got a daunting enough task to provide a definitive account of what happened in...

We've got a daunting enough task to provide a definitive account of what happened in...

But as I said to Dr. Rice following her testimony, and I think she appreciated...

But as I said to Dr. Rice following her testimony, and I think she appreciated...

Well, changes have been made. The question is whether we've done enough by way of...

Well, changes have been made. The question is whether we've done enough by way of...

It was not easy to get all my questions answered, frankly.

It was not easy to get all my questions answered, frankly.

The real question was, here we had this information, Bin Laden intends to strike in...

The real question was, here we had this information, Bin Laden intends to strike in...

Only the last two planes, I think, had any shot of being intercepted and taken...

Only the last two planes, I think, had any shot of being intercepted and taken...

We've had public hearings. We've had interim reports, which our statute has encouraged us to...

We've had public hearings. We've had interim reports, which our statute has encouraged us to...

Our mandate expects that we will build on the Joint Inquiry's investigation and we will...

Our mandate expects that we will build on the Joint Inquiry's investigation and we will...

So we knew their intentions were to strike in the United States. We also knew...

So we knew their intentions were to strike in the United States. We also knew...

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Well, our concern has to do with the period prior to 9-11, up to and...

With respect to the FBI, they had problems communicating in a vertical way, within the...

With respect to the FBI, they had problems communicating in a vertical way, within the...

No connection between Iraq and the 9-11 catastrophe.

No connection between Iraq and the 9-11 catastrophe.

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Well, our statute provides us with authority to conduct a very broad inquiry basically to...

And it turned out that the Roberts Commission did not fully utilize the information available...

And it turned out that the Roberts Commission did not fully utilize the information available...

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Well, our position, and our chairman has talked about this extensively, is that we had...

Long on hair, short on brains

Long on hair, short on brains

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.

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It takes intelligence to make real comedy, and it takes a reality base to create...

Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an...

Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an...

One mustn't allow acting to be like stockbroker -- you must not take it just...

One mustn't allow acting to be like stockbroker -- you must not take it just...