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To: steve dietrich who wrote (142246)	8/1/2004 8:47:01 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Well, this article does have W making the "final decision". reuters.com As far as 11/2 goes, there seem to be a lot of general references about "disrupting the election", otherwise I don't know. Oops, your yahoo/AP article has this: The threat potential remains through the Nov. 2 elections, Ridge said. Good to post articles like that as they come in, though, so I'll quote Reuters in full. U.S.: IMF, World Bank, NYSE Targets of Possible Attack Sun Aug 1, 2004 02:33 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States raised the security alert level to high for financial institutions in Washington on Sunday after new intelligence suggested a possible threat. Intelligence suggested a threat against the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington and the New York Stock Exchange, Department of Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge told a news conference. He specifically mentioned concern about the Prudential building in New Jersey and the Citigroup buildings in New York City, as well as the Stock Exchange. "The president made the final decision today, agreeing with the recommendation of (Homeland Security) Secretary Ridge to go ahead and raise the threat level," White House spokeswoman Erin Healy said. She said the change came after U.S. authorities received new intelligence within the past 72 hours, adding that Bush had been briefed on the situation every day since Friday. The IMF said it had already been alerted about the threat, a spokesman said. "We have been advised by the U.S. authorities of this possible threat and are taking all necessary precautions," said IMF spokesman Bill Murray.