Pressure to create new agency by Sept. 11 pits politics vs. policy
When it comes to homeland security, President Bush`s most valuable congressional ally may be House Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt. By urging Congress to pass legislation to create Bush`s Homeland Security Department by this September 11, the Missouri Democrat demanded a pace so rapid that it would leave lawmakers little time to put their own imprint on the administration`s complicated proposal to reorganize the government. Full Story