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Former Attorney General John Ashcroft addressed the 25th annual spring meeting of the American Bankruptcy Institute. He talked about his experiences following September 11, 2001, terrorist a…

Attorney-General Ashcroft testified about legislative proposals designed to combat terrorism.

After his introduction by former Attorney General Edwin Meese, outgoing Attorney General John Ashcroft, talked about his time in office and his future plans. Topics included domestic securit…

Attorney General Ashcroft announced that government agencies had received credible, but nonspecific, threats of a terrorist attack within the United States over the summer. He and Director M…

Law enforcement officials announced the implementation of the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan, a new program for sharing intelligence information among law enforcement agencies. …

Attorney General Ashcroft talked about consequences of choices and the costs of freedom. He lauded the Federalist Society for an aggressive pursuit of the truth in debate. Mr. Ashcroft spoke…

After an introduction by Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick, of the American Enterprise Institute, Attorney General John Ashcroft expressed sympathy for victims of the bombing of the United Nation…

Attorney General John Ashcroft announced the May 1 guilty plea of U.S. citizen Iyman Faris in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, for conspiracy to provide material support to…

After an introduction by Attorney General Ashcroft, President Bush talked about counterterrorism initiatives, including a new terrorist threat integration center.

The officials talked about the potential for terrorist attacks on the U.S., including the decision to increase the national terrorist threat level from yellow, or elevated, to orange, or hig…

Attorney General Ashcroft spoke to U.S. attorneys about efforts to combat terrorism, homeland security efforts, and the impact of these efforts on civil liberties.

Attorney General John Ashcroft and Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge announced that the National Terrorist Alert had been raised to “high risk.” They said that the reason for the change …

Cabinet secretaries testified about terrorist threats to the U.S. and the need for the creation of a Department of Homeland Security. Among the topics they addressed were national security c…

Attorney General John Ashcroft testified about the state of domestic security both before and after September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. He also talked about law enforcement acti…

The Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing on Homeland Security Spending. Transportation Secretary, Norman Mineta, Health and Human Services Secretary, Tommy Thompson and U.S. Attorn…

Attorney General John Ashcroft and other law enforcement officials announced the arrest of several illegal immigrants working at U.S. airports. Most had lied on employment applications and w…

Attorney General Ashcroft delivered the keynote address at a conference on domestic security and counterterrorism efforts. Among the topics addressed at the event were federal, state and loc…

Attorney General John Ashcroft held a briefing at the Justice Department to announce the formation of the National Security Coordination Council. He told reporters that the council’s mission…

The attorney general talked about cooperation between the Justice Department and the telecommunications industry in anti-terrorism efforts.

Attorney General John Ashcroft talked to reporters about his meeting with the anti-terrorism task force in San Antonio Texas and the latest terrorism warning. Following his prepared remarks …