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Partisans Get Busy with Administration's Response to Terror

In the aftermath of the Christmas Day bombing attempt, the Obama Administration tried to reassure Americans that air travel was safe. But on Sunday, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano made herself a political target by saying the wrong thing at the wrong time in affirming that the system worked.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

In the aftermath of the Christmas Day bombing attempt, the Obama Administration tried to reassure Americans that air travel was safe. But on Sunday, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano made herself a political target by saying the wrong thing at the wrong time in affirming that the system worked. Yesterday, she was singing a different tune. That 180-degree turn has been fodder for political finger-pointing, as Politico's Martin Kady notes.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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