Lawmakers Vow Homeland Dept. Action By CURT ANDERSON .c The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Both Democrats and Republicans pledged Friday to move quickly toward creating the new Department of Homeland Security sought by President Bush, but challenges were emerging from employee unions and from lawmakers reluctant to give up clout. For House Republicans, meeting the president's goal for passage this session is ``our top priority for the rest of the year,'' said John Feehery, spokesman for Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill. Yet even before the details were out, one senior Republican, Rep. Don Young of Alaska, served notice that he...