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Is the Government Capable of Tracking Terrorists?

By Melissa Block
Published August 10, 2006 at 1:00 PM PDT

President Bush says the country is safer today than it was before Sept. 11. Timothy Roemer, former member of the 9/11 Commission and former Democratic congressman from Indiana, disagrees. Citing the tenacity and innovation of today's militant groups, he wonders whether the Department of Homeland Security is nimble and dynamic enough to track future threats.

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As special correspondent and guest host of NPR's news programs, Melissa Block brings her signature combination of warmth and incisive reporting. Her work over the decades has earned her journalism's highest honors, and has made her one of NPR's most familiar and beloved voices.
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