GOV NOT PREPARED FOR TRANSITION OF POWER


	GOV NOT PREPARED FOR TRANSITION OF POWER

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6-26-2008 7:36 PM

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"For a first-ever presidential transition in an era of terrorism,..."
"the first presidential transition for U.S. counterterrorism agencies formed after the 2001 terrorist attacks,..."
HUH? WAS TRANSITION OF POWER NOT AN OPTION IN 2004? EVIDENTLY NOT...

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The <A target="" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/U.S.+Department+of+Homeland+Security?tid=informline">Department of Homeland Security</A> is moving too slowly to prepare for the risks that will accompany the first presidential transition for U.S. counterterrorism agencies formed after the 2001 terrorist attacks, according to a study scheduled for release today.
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Breaking with tradition by moving the deadline up two months -- to September from November -- would ensure that background checks are completed in time for officials to receive classified briefings the day after Election Day.
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"For a first-ever presidential transition in an era of terrorism, we need to think and act nontraditionally," said the academy's president, Jennifer L. Dorn.
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