Homeland Security: a Cabinet post at last now in debate
The Bush plan to create a Homeland Security Department would combine Coast Guard immigration and security agencies into a single cabinet level entity. But Congress must decide its exact scope and control, who leads it, and how it will affect civil service and public health work.
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Homeland Security
Department
CIA
FBI
Transportation Department
Administration
Congress
Justice Department
Department of Homeland Security
Chicago
Jose Padilla
Abdul- Jahal Muhajir
Padilla
United
Tom Ridge
Coast Guard
Immigration Service
Transportation Security Administration
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
Joseph I. Lieberman
D-Conn
Envi
Ridge
Government scrutiny shaped by Watergate and beyond
The Watergate break-in and cover-up cost Nixon the presidency and boosted public mistrust of government. The era sparked reforms, including the 1975 campaign finance overhaul, while later events reinforced the need for vigilant scrutiny of both reformers and institutions.
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Nixon
Ronald Ziegler
Democratic National Committee
Watergate
Ronald Reagan
Millicent Fenwick
R-Mj
Congress
Bush urged to push true reform for Palestine
Morton Kondracke argues that Palestinian reform remains flawed as Arafat clings to power. He urges President Bush to unite reforms with a concrete plan including a Palestinian state and a timetable while opposing a schedule that rewards inaction. The piece calls for a bold speech to rally Palestinians toward genuine reform and peace.
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Middle East
Yasser Arafat
Palestinian Authority
Palestinian Center For Policy and Survey Research
New York Times
Arafat
Bush
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Ariel Sharon
State Department
West Bank
Gaza
United States
Europe
Mideast
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Nixon obsessed with Kennedy fuels Watergate era spying
National Archives tapes reveal Nixon pressed Haldeman to double funds for a Kennedy spying operation, tying the Watergate scandal to fears Kennedy rivals could derail his 1972 bid. The memo trail shows efforts to taint Edward Kennedy and secure political leverage.
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Isass
Lawrence O’brien
Hughes
O’brien
Howard Hughes
Haldeman
Howard Hugues
New York Times
U.S. Justice Department
Attor
Cahart Yannady
G. Gordon Liddy
Democratic National Committee
Watergate Complex
Larry O'Brien
White House
Secret Service
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Morton Kondracke
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University of Nebraska
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Donald
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Larry O’brien
Chuck Colson
Jack Caulfield
Nixon White House
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George McGovern
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Chris Matthews
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