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MONDAY, MAY 20, 2002

Vice President Dick Cheney is rejecting requests to allow Congress to view a private and highly sensitive intelligence briefing which warned of airplane hijackings by terrorists.

Cheney appeared on television talk shows on Sunday and said only the leadership of intelligence committees should get to view the August 6 presidential briefing. An independent commission that some lawmakers want to set up to investigate the September 11 attacks should not be allowed, he added.

The memo gained significance in recent days because mostly Democrats questioned why the FBI and other law enforcement and intelligence agencies didn't piece together information regarding the tragedy. Some critics softened their tone on yesterday's shows.

Cheney and national security advisor Condoleezza Rice also said yesterday the administration is "almost certain" of future attacks by Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda terrorist network.

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Cheney Warns Of Future Attacks (The Washington Post 5/20)
Strife, Dissent Beset Hill's Sept. 11 Panel (The Washington Post 5/20)
Cheney Rejects Broader Access to Terror Brief (The New York Times 5/20)
Cheney Expects More Terror for U.S. (The New York Times 5/20)
U.S. Attitudes Altered Little by Sept. 11, Pollsters Say (The New York Times 5/20)
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