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I want to emphasis again, Governor (Thomas) Kean and Congressman (Lee) Hamilton pointed out that congressional oversight also was a major contributor to our failures prior to 9/11 and that has to be fixed as well.

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John McCain
Age: 81 †
Born: 1936
Born: August 29
Died: 2018
Died: August 25
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