Augusta Picketing Plan Fails to Clear City Hurdle
Opponents of Augusta National Golf Club failed to win city approval that would have required 30 days notice for Masters pickets. If not approved before April, groups including the National Council of Women’s Organizations and Rainbow/PUSH can seek protest permits just before the tournament.
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Ridge Confirmed as Homeland Security Director
Tom Ridge was unanimously confirmed as the first secretary of the new Homeland Security Department by a 94 to 0 Senate vote. The department will consolidate 22 agencies and 170000 civil servants and is slated to start Friday with Ridge in the West Wing office and a transition hub. Asa Hutchinson is eyed as undersecretary for border and transportation security.
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