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Homeland Security

The U.S. Senate approves legislation creating a new Department of Homeland Security, a new Cabinet agency consolidating 22 agencies and more than 170,000 federal employees. 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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