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September 4, 2001
The Principals' Committee—Cheney, Rice and other top national-security officials—holds its first terrorism meeting. They debate Clarke's plan, decide to implement it in a phased approach and send it to Bush.

September 5, 2001
Hanjour and Moqed are caught on camera visiting an ATM in Maryland for some last-minute cash. Two days later they and their three partners check out of their motel.

September 8, 2001
Over the next three days, Atta, Waleed Alshehri and Al-Shehhi wire $15,000 in unused funds to al-Qaeda financier Mustafa Muhammed Ahmed in the United Arab Emirates. Atta sends money from Maryland before flying to Boston.

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  From the Aug. 12, 2002 issue of TIME Magazine; posted Sunday, Aug. 4, 2002
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