Ridge leaves mixed legacy
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The first head of the Department of Homeland Security forges a single organization, but spearheaded some questionable initiatives.
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Tonya Selken's home sat in a dip along a ridge on Dog Mountain, where they had a sweeping view of rolling horse pasture and the misty Ozark foothills in the distance. But she didn't choose these two of her grandfather's 210 acres just for the scenery.
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Squabbling over who served tainted what to whom masks deeper rifts.
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President George W. Bush&#39;s Iraq war speech left his potential successors facing a daunting inheritance: tens of thousands of troops in the war zone when the White House changes hands in January 2009.
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Tom Ridge says after 22 years of public service, he wants to focus on &quot;personal and family matters&quot; -- like going to his son&#39;s rugby games.
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By Tom Benning, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn.  Jun. 1--Two years ago, Abe Whaley watched in agony as construction  progressed on Legacy Mountain, a ridge nestled between Pittman Center and  Pigeon Forge.
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WASHINGTON: US homeland security secretary Tom Ridge, whose name became synonymous with colour-coded terror alerts and tutorials about how to prepare for possible attack, resigned Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON (CBS/AP)- Tom Ridge&#39;s successor as chief of the Homeland Security Department will have to unify a sprawling bureaucracy, a deadly serious job where failure could put the United States at risk of another terror attack.
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Former Chairman Jiang Zemin&#39;s graceful resignation from the Communist Party of China&#39;s Central Military Commission on Sunday determined he would be remembered with respect, in this country and beyond.
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Tom Ridge resigned Tuesday as Secretary of the Homeland Security Department, becoming the seventh member of President Bush&#39;s Cabinet to leave the administration since his re-election four weeks ago.
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Wherever Barry Bonds turned Tuesday night, he was confronted with another symbol of his conflicting legacy. Hanging over his head in left field was Hank Aaron&#39;s retired No.
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Our position is: The homeland security chief leaves behind an organization in need of correction and refinement. As the first boss of the Department of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge, who resigned Tuesday, was
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Ridge&#39;s task, as the nation&#39;s first homeland security secretary, was monumental. Washington was a landscape replete with bureaucracies determined to protect their turf.
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The Fix | Admirers, detractors try to assess what candidate's legacy will be on the primary contest.
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In reviewing 844 bills this session, he&#39;s angered both parties at times. But he&#39;s also gone with public sentiment. By Mark Sappenfield | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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While the future of Nicholas M. MaounisÂ fund remains uncertain, his reputation has suffered a severe blow.
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Despite some progress, armor for vehicles and parts for repairs still fall short, leaders say. BY JOHN HENDREN AND MARK MAZZETTI. WASHINGTON - Prewar forecasts that failed to account for a lengthy and bloody