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...strategists argue that Democrats have little leeway to attack on the issue because it could make them look weak on national security and because some of their leaders were briefed about the the National Security Agency (NSA) no-warrant surveillance before it became public knowledge. Some key Democrats even defend it. Says California's Jane Harman, ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee: "I believe the program is essential to U.S. national security and that its disclosure has damaged critical intelligence capabilities...
...measure set aside $5.6 billion for drug companies, offered the promise of a guaranteed and speedy contract--even an opportunity to sell the government novel treatments before they are fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The law, Bush promised, "will transform our ability to defend the nation...
Everyone looks to the well-equipped 9,006-member United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, led by Brazilian troops, as the guarantor of security. But the U.N. force, which was deployed in June 2004, is assigned to defend Haiti's constitution, not to take up arms against criminals. "When they leave, I will leave too," says Jean-Buteau Sévčre, 34, who returned to his dicey Port-au-Prince neighborhood of Bel Air only after the Brazilians set up an outpost there. The gangs and private armies are likely to collude in controlling the streets--and thus the votes...
...this game and we wanted to see where we were.” For most of the first half against SMU, the Crimson (8-5) was exactly where it shouldn’t have been: out of position on the defensive glass and too far from the perimeter to defend against SMU’s arsenal of outside shooters. The Mustangs (6-4) sank 7-of-11 first half three-pointers, including a pair of back-to-back treys from guard Dez Willingham to give SMU a 48-21 advantage with 0:40 remaining in the opening frame. While...
After months of inexplicable and devastating reluctance to defend his administration’s policies against a growing tide of opposition, President Bush has come out swinging. In a televised address to the nation on Sunday night—the first speech that the President has given from the Oval Office since the war in Iraq began in 2003—Bush made what is perhaps the clearest and most honest case for the war that anyone in his administration has yet presented. He rightly touted the success of the recent elections and other accomplishments of the reconstruction effort...