Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) and Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) are crafting a bill that would establish a new federal department for homeland security responsible for guarding the nation's borders, protecting critical infrastructure and preparing for natural disasters and terrorist attacks. The new department would work closely with another proposed federal entity the lawmakers call the National Office for Combating Terrorism to develop a comprehensive national antiterrorism strategy, according to a draft version of the bill, obtained...
