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Republicans and Democrats both seized on yesterday's terrorist arrests in Britain as they jockeyed for position in an election year, with Republicans now relishing upcoming fights over wiretaps and detainees and Democrats saying the situation underscores President Bush's failures on the home front.
As part of an effort to label Democrats as less qualified to protect Americans, Mr. Bush said the foiled plot is a "stark reminder" that "the nation is at war with Islamic fascists" and that his administration has "given our officials the tools they need" to fight it.See the full content of this document
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Scramble Starts for Political Advantage
With fewer than three months till the midterm congressional elections, the arrests set up a fight in Congress over those tools - detention of terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and monitoring of terror suspects' bank records and phone calls.
Democrats said Mr. Bush has not done enough on homeland security, ...See the full content of this document
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