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Homeland Security Office Director Tom Ridge gestures while addressing the 17th annual briefing of the Overseas Security Advisory Council, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002 at the State Department in Washington. With the Senate set to approve the agency Ridge is expected to lead, President Bushs homeland security adviser on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2002 played down as 'really nothing new' an alleged al-Qaida threat of attacks in New York and Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)