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The following is a transcript of a speech made by Senator Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) regarding the testimony of former top counterterrorism adviser Richard Clarke before the Sept. 11 commission on March 24, 2004.Mr. President, there has been much fulminating in the media and by some Senators on the other side about a new book by a former State Department civil servant named Richard Clarke. In this book, released for sale by the parent company of the CBS network, Mr. Clarke makes the outrageous charge that the Bush Administration, in its first seven months in office, failed to adequately address the...

<p>ARMITAGE: However, there was a big debate in the administration about this because as I said in my opening remarks, I think Dr. Rice, if she was left to her own personal judgment, she'd be very pleased to be here.</p>

SENATOR MILLER: Thank you, Marc. I appreciate your kind introduction, and I appreciate even more your efforts to re-elect President Bush. Like me, Marc was a governor and he understands the importance of strong leadership. He’s doing important work over at the campaign, making sure that America has a strong and steady leader for another four years. I am honored to stand squarely with President George W. Bush as he leads America at this defining moment in our history. The road that brought me here today is paved with a lot of frustration, but also a lot of hope. I...

Yesterday I interviewed Senator Zell Miller (D-Georgia) on my radio program. The interview is remarkable in many respects, but especially given his assessment of the implications of the election of John Kerry for the nation's safety, and his rebuttal of the now pervasive charge that Max Cleland's patriotism was attacked in the 2002 campaign. (Miller campaigned long and hard by the side of his old pal Cleland, and Miller's dismissal of the trumped up whine from the left is conclusive on the point.) There's much more of course, but the McCain-Miller gap shows again. The press falls over every statement...

EDITOR'S NOTE: During testimony before the 9/11 Commission on Tuesday, March 23, deputy defense secretary Paul Wolfowitz addressed some of the contentions made by former U.S. terrorism official Richard Clarke in his new book Against All Odds. [The beginning of Wolfowitz's response to former Indiana congressman Tim Roemer addresses a prior exchange among Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Commission members Bob Kerrey (former Democratic senator from Nebraska) and Slade Gorton (former Republican senator from Washington) regarding whether or not the Bush administration took their time in regards to addressing terrorism, between the inauguration and Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.] The transcript...

SecDef@9/11 CommissionTESTIMONY OF U.S. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DONALD H. RUMSFELD PREPARED FOR DELIVERY TO THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES MARCH 23, 2004I. IntroductionChairman, Commissioners — Thank you for undertaking this important work.The Commission requested that we comment on preparations during the period from January 20th through September 11, 2001, the events of September 11th, steps taken since September 11th, and any recommendations for the future. I request that the text of my testimony be made a part of the record, along with several attachments. Let me first express my condolences to the people of Spain....

Testimony of US Secretary of Defence Donald H Rumsfeld prepared for deliver to the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States Thank you for undertaking this important work. The Commission requested that we comment on preparations during the period from January 20th through September 11, 2001, the events of September 11th, steps taken since September 11th, and any recommendations for the future. I request that the text of my testimony be made a part of the record, along with several attachments. Let me first express my condolences to the people of Spain. The bombings in Madrid have been...

<p>WASHINGTON — The following transcript documents a background briefing in early August 2002 by President Bush's former counterterrorism coordinator Richard A. Clarke to a handful of reporters, including Fox News' Jim Angle. In the conversation, cleared by the White House on Wednesday for distribution, Clarke describes the handover of intelligence from the Clinton administration to the Bush administration and the latter's decision to revise the U.S. approach to Al Qaeda. Clarke was named special adviser to the president for cyberspace security in October 2001. He resigned from his post in January 2003.</p>

WASHINGTON — The following transcript documents a background briefing in early August 2002 by President Bush's former counterterrorism coordinator Richard A. Clarke to a handful of reporters, including Fox News' Jim Angle. In the conversation, cleared by the White House on Wednesday for distribution, Clarke describes the handover of intelligence from the Clinton administration to the Bush administration and the latter's decision to revise the U.S. approach to Al Qaeda. Clarke was named special adviser to the president for cyberspace security in October 2001. He resigned from his post in January 2003. RICHARD CLARKE: Actually, I've got about seven points,...

MR. McCLELLAN: Good afternoon. I have a couple of announcements and a couple of updates to begin with. On March 29th, 2004, the President looks forward to welcoming to the White House the Prime Ministers of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, as well as the NATO Secretary General, for a meeting and ceremony marking the formal accession of these nations to the North Atlantic Treaty on that day. President Bush will also welcome the Prime Ministers of Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia, the three nations seeking NATO membership and participating in NATO's Membership Action Plan. These Central and...

Remarks by the President After Meeting with the Cabinet The Cabinet Room 2:05 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all for coming. We've just had a very constructive Cabinet meeting. We talked about the need for us to remain strong in the war on terror. I assured our -- my team that America is not going to blink in the face of the attacks that took place in Spain. As a matter of fact, we'll continue to rally the world to fight off terror. Here at home, my economic advisors, economic team presented a very upbeat assessment about our economy....

Does anyone have a link to a transcript of GW's rally in Orlando today? I was particularly moved by his "responsibilty" portion near the end of the speech! God Bless, Jim

BEGIN TRANSCRIPT 12:07 PM EST All right, so, media, predictable. I mean, the moment I saw that this Richard Clarke character had a book coming out while John Kerry is on vacation, and I when I found out that this Richard Clarke character teaches a course at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard with John Kerry's foreign policy advisor, Rand Beers, it's all I needed to know. That's all anybody needs to know. What is it, my friends, that I have been telling you. I wish, by the way, so much of what I say is original, but this...

How did you first meet John O'Neill? What were the circumstances? I didn't know John at the point where I first called him. He had been the number two FBI agent in Chicago. He was reassigned to headquarters in Washington to work on terrorism. He had driven all night, instead of flying -- driven all night to Washington. Instead of going to his apartment, the first thing he did, in the typical John O'Neill way, was to go to the office, go to headquarters. It was a Sunday morning; obviously no one was there. But I was in my office....

Kenneth Timmerman, a New York Times best-selling author, lived and worked as an investigative reporter in France for 18 years. His latest book, The French Betrayal of America, was released last week from Crown Forum. He recently spoke to NRO Editor Kathryn Lopez about the new book. NRO: It seems "cool" these days for right-of-center Americans to French-bash: Hasn't it gone a little too far? Aren't you just adding to the lifespan of "freedom fries" with a book about a "betrayal?" Timmerman: It's a serious matter when the leaders of a country such as France show by their actions that...

Cheney to Rush: Clarke "Not in the Loop" March 22, 20004 BEGIN TRANSCRIPT 01:05 PM ET RUSH LIMBAUGH: We are always happy to be able to talk to Vice President Dick Cheney who joins us now on the phone. Vice President Cheney, thank you for making time. It's great to have you with us once again. VICE PRESIDENT RICHARD B. CHENEY: Well, thanks, Rush. It's good to talk to you. RUSH: All right, let's get straight to what the news is all about now before we branch out to things. Why did the administration keep Richard Clarke on the counterterrorism...

Meet the Press (NBC News) - Sunday, March 21, 2004MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: The president marks the first anniversary of the Iraq war. (Videotape): PRES. GEORGE W. BUSH: Whatever it takes, we'll fight and work to assure the success of freedom in Iraq. (End videotape) MR. RUSSERT: Senator Kerry offers his views. (Videotape): SEN. JOHN KERRY (Democratic Presidential Candidate): We're still bogged down in Iraq, and the administration stubbornly holds to failed unilateral policies. (End videotape) MR. RUSSERT: Vice President Cheney responds. (Videotape): VICE PRES. DICK CHENEY: The senator from Massachusetts has given us ample doubts about...

When it comes to terrorism, Steven Emerson has every right to say he told us so. The award-winning investigative journalist and international terrorism expert spent the last half of the 1990s warning, very presciently, about militant Islamic activities in the United States in PBS documentaries such as "Jihad in America" (1996) and before Congressional hearings. Before 9/11 hit us, what Emerson mostly got for his digging was slander from mainstream media for being an "Islamophobe" and death threats from Islamic thugs. NPR blacklisted him, which is probably a good thing. Here is what he was saying in May of 2001:...

Orange County Convention Center Orlando, Florida THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Thanks for coming. (Applause.) It turns out the crowd is always a little bigger when Laura comes along. America loves her almost as much as I love her. (Applause.) I think she deserves four more years as the First Lady. (Applause.) No, it's great to be back in the great state of Florida again. (Applause.) There's a big election coming up, and I thought I'd come down for a little spring training. (Applause.) It's always a good chance to be with Brother. (Laughter.) He's a great governor of this...

<p>We are representing 84 countries united against a common danger, and joined in a common purpose. We are the nations that have recognized the threat of terrorism, and we are the nations that will defeat that threat. Each of us has pledged before the world: We will never bow to the violence of a few. We will face this mortal danger, and we will overcome it together.</p>