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Our top focus - protecting our Nation - must go beyond homeland preparedness America will only be secure if we deal with threats before they happen, not just after they happen.

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Bill Frist
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: February 22
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Former United States Senator
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Nashville
Tennessee
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William Harrison Bill Frist
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