sowing fear for votes by raising alarms,

[dand]

and pressuring Pakistani leaders to kill or capture Bin Laden or his top Lieutenant before the November elections. A news conference by Tom Ridge was reminiscent of a recent one by John Ashcroft in that it held no new specifics, but was designed to dominate the news cycle and send a message that only the Bush team could defend the homeland.



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[lastknowngood]

1. and the seads of If you don't vote for the shrub the tarrist win

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[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. Lou Dobbs poll last night

showed that 88% of those who responded to the poll thought the terrorist scare was brought up purely for political purposes.