FOR THE RECORD
In Zogby poll, 62 percent rate President Bush’s job performance as “excellent” or “good.” . . . Attorney General John Ashcroft: “Al Qaeda maintains a hidden but active presence in the United States waiting to strike again.” . . . Ivo H. Daalder, co-author of Brookings Institution study on homeland-security department, in New York Times: “The proposal put on the table is too big; it needs to focus on just those functions directly related to homeland security like the Coast Guard, customs, intelligence analysis and protecting public and private infrastructure.” … “I have to remind members what we did to create the Transportation Security Administration monster,” says Rep. John Mica (R., Fla.). “We created the monster and we’ve got to get it under control.” . . . Secretary of State Colin Powell: “I consider it absolutely imperative that the actual issuance of visas remain within the Department of State.” … In CNN/USA Today poll, only 39 percent say U.S. is “winning” the war on terrorism. … In CBS News poll, 73 percent support U.S. military action to remove Saddam Hussein from power.
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