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Ex-NYC Police Head to Replace Ridge

NPR | By Renee Montagne
Published December 2, 2004 at 9:00 PM PST

President Bush taps former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik to head the Homeland Security Department. Kerik was the top police official in New York during the Sept. 11 attacks. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and WNYC's Andrea Bernstein.

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Renee Montagne, one of the best-known names in public radio, is a special correspondent and host for NPR News.
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