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...first to fall under this legislation. It has never before been used, but the administration is already beginning to clamp down on the information it may provide. We worry that Bush’s executive order may be designed more to prevent the release of information that could embarrass officials with connections to the administrations of Reagan and Bush Sr. than to prevent a breach of national security...
...from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to New York City but didn't have his papers with him. After the traveler's lawyer faxed a copy of his business visa, an INS agent let him board the plane with one final plea: "I hope you are not a terrorist. Don't embarrass...
...northern Gaza, and gun battles continue. That alone may be enough to keep the different Palestinian factions from letting their differences go too far. In the end, they are more likely to remain united for their immediate struggle against the Israelis - even though those ongoing battles sometimes embarrass Arafat also...
Worse, our TVs continued to operate, revealing just how psychologically entwined Montanans are with distant urban centers. Though the fact might embarrass some rugged individualists, the Western outback is satellite-TV country; normal transmissions can't make it between the mountains. There's a dish on every cabin, every ranch house. And since the service that many other people and I use features network affiliates from New York City but not a single station from the West, the bad news from Manhattan was local news. Electronics trumped geography. To feel separate from the horror was impossible, and there were times...
...Start with defense. A president who was publicly concerned about the state of military readiness will not hesitate to spend whatever is necessary to make sure his military does not embarrass him in whatever form of retaliation he chooses to wage. "Homeland defense" has been a miniscule expenditure in the pre-Tuesday world; it will not be anymore. And the formation of a government agency to deal specifically with the threat of terrorism - more intelligence, increased airport security, stiffer checks at U.S. borders - seems imminent, and it will have to have a budget big enough to impress...