Word: homefront
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...would be better able to handle the war on terrorism. But with the economic recovery still sputtering, jobs not growing in substantial numbers, and health care premiums rising more than $3,000 for the average family in the past four years, Bush is vulnerable on the homefront...
...homefront, the entertainment industry has responded, in a swift havoc of pushing back movie releases that now seem tacky and frivolous, while fast-forwarding others, searching for the politically-neutral feel-good movie/cash cow that everyone needs. Even the Oscars went on, with 33 million viewers grateful for the opportunity to mindlessly watch Hollywood pat itself on the back for four hours in subdued dresses (J. Lo wore a toga), with the usual $22,000 dollar-gift basket presenters, while the local news station interspersed the broadcast with announcements asking residents to donate sunscreen to the troops. At least...
...homefront, the INS, aided by local police, continues to round up men from Pakistan and other Muslim countries and trap them by the thousands in detention centers throughout the country, where some are deported and others are kept indefinitely. There are at this moment over a hundred such men locked up in the Kearney, N.J county jail, according to calls for action circulated over e-mail listservs. The Department of Justice is a party to these deportations, which are largely legal even if unconstitutional, thanks to the powers granted by Congress to federal enforcement agencies. If the guys happen...
...Homefront A Clear and Present Danger Living with Terror Diagnosing the Risks and Shopping for Protection
...Americans also seem willing and ready to shed blood abroad - nearly two-thirds of respondents favored the use of U.S. ground troops in Afghanistan. More than half, 56 percent, envisioned a long war with many casualties but with an eventual U.S. victory. On the homefront, Americans strong favor increased vigilance. A full 68 percent favor increased governmental wire-tapping authority, 55 percent favor email monitoring. Sixty-one percent would allow the federal government to jail any non-citizen terrorist suspect without a hearing; 59 percent favor holding suspects without bail for unlimited amounts of time. And 31 percent would allow...