[link|http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2739-2001Oct3.html|Glib assurances meet with healthy skepticism].

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On Sunday, Thompson said on CBS' "60 Minutes": "We're prepared to take care of any contingency, any consequence that develops for any kind of bio-terrorism attack."

Byrd and others said the claim was not credible -- especially in light of Thompson's request for nearly $1 billion in emergency anti-terrorism projects.