ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE

The following press release was published by the US Department of Justice on Jan. 17, 2002. It is reproduced in full below.

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY–NOT FOR RELEASE THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 616-2777 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Bob Mueller will hold a news conference TODAY, Thursday, January 17 at 2:00 p.m.

WHAT: Attorney General News Conference WHEN:TODAY, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2:00 p.m.

WHERE:Department of Justice 7th floor Conference Room 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC Reporters interested in attending may arrive as early as 1:00 p.m. and may enter the Department through the main entrance on Pennsylvania Ave. 02-027

Source: US Department of Justice