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Old 11-30-2004, 12:14   #1
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Tom Ridge to resign

According to ABC news Tom Ridge will resign during a press conference to be held later today. I wonder if Rudy is waiting in the wings.
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Old 11-30-2004, 12:49   #2
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Tom Ridge Resigns

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/...dge/index.html
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Old 11-30-2004, 12:51   #3
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Oops, I just duplicated your post in the "Early Bird" section - I'll chalk that one up to boosting my post count . . .
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Old 11-30-2004, 13:01   #4
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Old 11-30-2004, 17:36   #5
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Oops, I just duplicated your post in the "Early Bird" section - I'll chalk that one up to boosting my post count . . .
Huh?
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Old 11-30-2004, 18:12   #6
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Old 12-02-2004, 09:53   #7
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http://www.newsday.com/news/nationwo...-top-headlines

Kerik tops list to be Homeland chief
Sources say New York City’s former police commissioner who also helped train police in Iraq may head federal Homeland Security agency

BY KEN FIREMAN
WASHINGTON BUREAU

December 2, 2004

WASHINGTON -- Former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik is the likely choice to head the federal Homeland Security Department during President George W. Bush's second term, according to sources close to Homeland Security officials.

Kerik would replace Tom Ridge, the first head of the department, who on Tuesday announced his intention to resign once a successor is in place.

Kerik, 49, served as police commissioner for 16 months during 2000 and 2001 and gained national prominence during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. He previously was city corrections commissioner.

After leaving the police post, he undertook a mission for the Bush administration to help train Iraqi police. He earned his spurs as a Bush political loyalist by delivering a prime-time speech praising the president during the Republican convention and campaigning for him in the fall.

Speculation about a move to Washington increased recently when Kerik sold $5-million worth of stock in Taser, the stun-gun manufacturer.

The White House declined to comment on the appointment last night.

Gov. George Pataki sang Kerik's praises during remarks delivered yesterday at the World Trade Center. "Look at his record," Pataki said. "Look at his experience. He knows this country. And not only does he have tremendous experience leading New York in one of our most difficult times, he's also been involved in Iraq and in other global issues. So I think he'd be terrific."

Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) also praised Kerik, saying he "would be a terrific choice, great for the country and great for New York. He has the organizational skills as commissioner of the largest police force in the country and the street smarts of a tough New York City cop."

King said New York might benefit from a Kerik appointment because Kerik would be attuned to the city's arguments that it should receive a greater share of federal anti-terrorism funds than it gets under current funding formulas.

If nominated to the post by Bush and confirmed by the Senate, Kerik would head a sprawling 2-year-old bureaucracy created after the Sept. 11 terror attacks to organize and lead the government's response to the prospect of domestic terrorism.

The department was born in contentiousness -- the Bush administration initially opposed creating it, then reversed course, then used the Senate vote as a political club against Democrats -- and remains the subject of controversy. Its color-coded terrorist alerts have been panned by everyone from local police chiefs to late night comics.

Staff writer Glenn Thrush contributed to this story.
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Old 12-02-2004, 11:08   #8
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I like Bernie Kerik and think he would do a wonderful job. You can also pretty much eliminate Rudy from any job in the Bush White House because he announced he was starting a venture capital firm yesterday. I can't see him starting a comapny just to leave it before it even gets off the ground.
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