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'I
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Expect
To
Get
Attacked
The
First
Day
In'
Ernest
Johnson,
23,
hadn't
even
been
issued
a
weapon
when
the
airport
he
was
waiting
in
came
under
attack.
(3.19.08)
by
MTVNews
on Mar 20,2008
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