Tom Ridge: I Was Pressured to Raise the Terror Alert to Help Bush

This revelation from former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge’s new book, nabbed by Paul Bedard, might shed some light on why Ridge passed on a 2010 U.S. Senate bid.

[He] was pushed to raise the security alert on the eve of President Bush’s re-election, something he saw as

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Obama, McCain Unite at Ground Zero

Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain will make a joint appearance at Ground Zero on Thursday, to commemorate the anniversary of Sept. 11.

“We will put aside politics and come together to renew that unity, to honor the memory of each and every American who died, and to grieve with More…