U.S. widens assault on terrorists

Wednesday, September 19, 2001

WASHINGTON -- Attorney General John Ashcroft on Tuesday vowed to wage a "concerted national assault" on terrorists as he expanded the investigation of last week's twin attacks to marshal the resources of every U.S. attorney in the country.

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