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Preventing Terror Radicalization

As we look back on the roll-up of a terror plot in New Jersey we are left to ask how we can prevent people living in the U.S. from becoming radicalized in the first place. John Miller, head of FBI public affairs, spoke to lawmakers Thursday about our community-based strategies.
 

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