In a statement issued June 16, 2004, the 9/11 Commission Staff concluded that "Al Qaeda had an ambitious biological weapons program and was making advances in its ability to produce anthrax prior to September 11.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	3:case	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	3:det	_
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4	issued	issue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	acl	3:acl	_
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6	16	16	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	5:nummod	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	5:punct	_
8	2004	2004	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	5:nummod	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	14:punct	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	13:det	_
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15	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	19:mark	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	19:punct	SpaceAfter=No
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20	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	24:det	_
21	ambitious	ambitious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	24:amod	_
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24	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	19:obj	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	27:cc	_
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28	advances	advance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	obj	27:obj	_
29	in	in	ADP	IN	_	31	case	31:case	_
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32	to	to	PART	TO	_	33	mark	33:mark	_
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35	prior	prior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	37	case	37:case	_
36	to	to	ADP	IN	_	35	fixed	35:fixed	_
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38	11	11	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	37	nummod	37:nummod	SpaceAfter=No
39	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	14:punct	_
