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To: Poet who wrote (1381)5/15/2003 1:39:44 PM
From: Thomas M.  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 20773
 
Homeland Security Department Used to Track Texas Democrats

by Glenn W. Smith

Republicans in Washington and Austin, Texas apparently used a Homeland Security Department agency to track Texas Democratic legislators who left the state to block passage of a GOP-backed Congressional redistricting bill.

This is the same Homeland Security Department that is supposed to be making America safe from foreign terrorists. It's the agency we were told would never be used for domestic political purposes.

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