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Bush 'Not Concerned' About Bin Laden in '02
WASHINGTON — Sen. John F. Kerry (news, bio, voting record) caught President Bush (news - web sites) off guard during their final debate Wednesday night, asserting that the president once said he was "not concerned" about hunting down Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden (news - web sites).

In one of the testiest moments of the evening, Bush protested, "I don't think I ever said I'm not worried about Osama bin Laden. That's kind of one of those exaggerations."

But during a news conference at the White House on March 13, 2002, Bush said something close to what Kerry quoted. "I truly am not that concerned about him," the president said, according to the official White House transcript. ...