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Did the 9/11 Commission make us less safe?(Americans thinkings of the Commissions job)

The American Enterprise

| September 01, 2005 | White, David | COPYRIGHT 2005 The American Enterprise, a national magazine of politics, business and culture (TEAmag.com). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Shortly before the arrival of the Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States--popularly known as The 9/11 Commission Report--a nationwide poll found that 61 percent of the American people thought the Commission had "done a good job." This was no accident. The ten panel members, and 80 full-time staffers managed their image with a massive public relations effort. Their success generated a cycle of sympathetic media and positive public opinion response.

That's why within only days of the release of their final report, the press, most members of Congress, and both Presidential candidates had endorsed the recommendations of ...

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