9\/11 Commission<\/FONT><\/EM><\/B><\/A>‘s Jamie Gorelick, Tim Roemer and
\nBob Kerrey sharpened the drama. By confronting Condoleezza (“CYA”) Rice with questions she
\npreferred to filibuster, they woke everyone up. Their directness, and Richard Ben-Veniste’s earlier
\nquestioning about a classified memo of Aug. 6, 2001, titled “Bin Laden
\nDetermined to Attack Inside the United States,” were the real “take away” from this
\nmorning’s hearing, not Rice’s defensive replies. We’ll hear all the pro forma
\nstatements about what a wonderful witness she made for the administration. Don’t believe
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