The American Red Cross continues to face concerns about the organization's safety in its handling of blood products: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11739-2001Dec8.html

A spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney General Ashcroft says the media has distorted his words, and contributed to the very sort of misinformation he mentioned in his impassioned statements to the Senate. Ashcroft is said to welcome public debates on the anti-terrorism policies of the Justice Department: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11124-2001Dec7.html

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