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Former Clinton political hitman James Carville, who recently touted New York Sen. Hillary Clinton for a 2008 presidential run, is reportedly behind an advertising campaign attacking President Bush for his 1990 sale of Harken Energy stock as well as his ties to the oil industry in general. American Family Voices, a group described by the New York Times as "secretive," has paid to run a 30-second commercial on cable news programs in Washington, D.C., and in New York through Thursday. The ad blasts President Bush as "sly like a fox" for talking down his dealings with Harken Energy, which Democrats...

Interview Paul McHale, US Assistant Secretary Of Defense For Homeland DefenseBy , JDW Staff Reporter, Washington, DCThe office of Paul McHale, who was appointed Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense in February 2003, has just completed a strategy for domestic defence, which will be briefed to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in the coming weeks. There is about $9.5 billion earmarked for homeland defence in the US Department of Defense (DoD) budget for next year.At the core of the new strategy is the belief that, even in 'homeland' defence, it is essential to fight as far from US borders...

  DoD Homeland Defense Official Convinced Terrorists Would Use WMD By Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample, USAAmerican Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, January 26, 2004 -- If al Qaeda and other terrorists were given even "half an opening," they would use weapons of mass destructions within the United States, said DoD's official responsible for homeland defense. Paul McHale, assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense, addresses members of the Reserve Officers Association Jan. 26 at the group's mid-winter meeting in Washington. McHale encouraged reserve officers to continue the fight against terrorism. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample, USA(Click photo for...