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Now, To War

President Bush has now cleared the decks for action on his most immediate and important agenda item: Ending the threat posed by Saddam Hussein and his ruling clique in Iraq. Thepresidentsecured a smashing electoral mandate on the basis of a campaign waged explicitly — at every whistle stop and in …

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White House Begins Task of Coordinating Homeland Security

WASHINGTON – The long-sought Department of Homeland Security will begin taking shape March 1 when the Secret Service, Customs Service and several huge agencies will be folded into the massive new department. It will be fully operational by Sept. 30, 2003 — more than two years after the attacks that …

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Voters to Air Election Day Nightmares

NEW YORK – Dead people voting. Uncounted ballots. Hanging chads. Computer glitches. Despite efforts to clean up election booths, voters may encounter a tangle of problems at the polls Tuesday. “It’s not really what people think — that it’s all just Florida, but it’s widespread,” author and election researcher Bev …

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