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New Year Opens with New Security Measures

By Pam Fessler
Published December 31, 2002 at 9:00 PM PST

The Bush administration starts the New Year with a number of new security measures aimed at preventing terrorism and a hefty reorganization of the federal government to create the new Department of Homeland Security. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

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Pam Fessler is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk, where she covers poverty, philanthropy, and voting issues.
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