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Events (171)
- September 11, 2001 and After: Bush Administration Misses Dozens of Counterterrorism Deadlines Set by Congress 2001-09-11
- 1993-September 11, 2001: US Slow to Implement Anti-Money-Laundering Law 2001-09-11
- 1997-September 11, 2001: US Knows Swiss Bank Funds Hamas and Top Al-Qaeda Leaders, Yet Considers Bank ‘Low Priority’ 2001-09-11
- October 2000-September 14, 2001: US Interagency Terrorism Finance Tracking Center Slow to Get Started 2001-09-14
- September 19, 2001: First Draft of Patriot Act is Introduced 2001-09-19
- September 20, 2001: Bush Warns of Lengthy Global War on Terrorism, Says ‘Either You Are with Us, or You Are with the Terrorists’ 2001-09-20
- September 21, 2001: Congress Approves Aid Package for Airline Industry, 9/11 Victims 2001-09-21
- October 2, 2001: Patriot Act Is Introduced to Congress 2001-10-02
- October 26, 2001: Patriot Act Becomes Law 2001-10-26
- November 28, 2001: EPA Administrator Tells Congress Agency Is Responsible for Cleanups Following Acts of Terrorism 2001-11-28
- December 5, 2001: EPA Manager Says Agency Responsible for Cleanups after Acts of Terrorism 2001-12-05
- January 8, 2002: Congress Receives Nuclear Review Advocating ‘New Triad’ of Weapons 2002-01-08
- January 30, 2002: CIA Report Suggests Iraq May Be Trying to Reconstitute its Nuclear Weapons Program 2002-01-30
- May 1, 2002: 9/11 Congressional Inquiry’s Staff Director Resigns 2002-05-01
- May 5, 2002-July 22, 2004: US Government Fails to Investigate FBI Agent Wright’s Complaints 2002-05-05
- May 8, 2002-May 10, 2002: UN Children’s Summit Adopts Plan to Improve Children’s Lives; Fierce Debate over Abortion 2002-05-08
- June 21, 2002: Pentagon Slips New Undersecretary Position into Defense Authorization Bill 2002-06-21
- July 19, 2002: US Finally Ends Controversial Visa Program in Saudi Arabia 2002-07-19
- August 15, 2002: Adelman: ‘Piece of Cake’ to Secure Americans’ Support for Invasion; Allies Will ‘Pipe Down’ 2002-08-15
- September 12, 2002: WHIG Puts Out White Paper On Iraq 2002-09-12
- September 18, 2002: Rumsfeld Testifies that Iraq Has WMDs 2002-09-18
- September 19, 2002: White House Sends Draft of Resolution Authorizing Military Force Against Iraq to Congress 2002-09-19
- September 23, 2002: Generals Warn US Must Secure Allies for Iraq Invasion 2002-09-23
- October 1, 2002: US Intelligence Completes National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq 2002-10-01
- October 2, 2002: Representative Gephardt Introduces Bush-Approved Resolution on Iraq 2002-10-02
- November 15, 2002: Congress and President Bush Approve New 9/11 Commission 2002-11-15
- December 19, 2002: Administration Says It Will Review Hundreds of Environmental Regulations 2002-12-19
- January 23, 2003: Congress Limits Total Information Awareness Program 2003-01-23
- January 28, 2003: White House Complains Iraq Did Not Report Effort to Acquire Uranium 2003-01-28
- March 18, 2003: President Bush Sends Letter to Congress Justifying Decision to Invade Iraq 2003-03-18
- April 11, 2003: Protected Status Withdrawn for Millions of Acres in Utah 2003-04-11
- May 14, 2003: Bush Administration Proposes Funding Cuts for Mass Transit Systems 2003-05-14
- June 2, 2003: Wright Alleges FBI Let Hamas Operate Freely in US to Help Derail Israel Peace Accords 2003-06-02
- June 5, 2003: White House Admits Mercury Reduction Overestimated 2003-06-05
- June 12, 2003: Bush Proposes New Rules Weaking Coastal Regulation 2003-06-12
- July 17, 2003: Budget Constraints Allow EPA to Start Work on Only Ten Sites 2003-07-17
- July 29, 2003: Senate Rejects Measure to Increase Fuel Efficiency Standards for Automobiles 2003-07-29
- September 17, 2003: Few Reconstruction Projects Said to Employ Iraqis 2003-09-17
- September 25, 2003: Pentagon Against Congress Increasing Pay for Deployed US Soldiers 2003-09-25
- October 2, 2003: David Kay: No Evidence of WMD in Iraq 2003-10-02
- November 14, 2003: Tax Breaks for Power Companies Announced 2003-11-14
- January 7, 2004: EPA Says Lack of Funding Is Hampering Work 2004-01-07
- April 6, 2004: Pentagon Asks Congress for Exceptions from Environmental Regulations 2004-04-06
- April 19, 2004: Attorneys General Protest Pentagon Request for Exemptions from Environmental Regulation 2004-04-19
- April 29, 2004: GAO Report: National Guard Response Ability Harmed by Diversion of Troops to Iraq 2004-04-29
- July 22, 2004: 9/11 Commission’s Final Report Is Released; Conclusions are ‘Gentle’ on Bush Administration 2004-07-22
- September 3, 2004: Report: Israel Maintains ‘Huge, Aggressive’ Spy Operations Inside US 2004-09-03
- October 29, 2004: Bush Authorizes Pentagon, and Not Just CIA, to Give Cash, Equipment, and Weapons to Foreign Fighters 2004-10-29
- February 15, 2005: Michael Chertoff Becomes Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security 2005-02-15
- April 13, 2005: Senate Committee Approves WRDA Authorization for Louisiana Coastal Restoration Project 2005-04-13