"They made their move when they found us busy with other issues, " he says.

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The current official effort to rally greater interest and discussion on these issues may be driven by other motives too, he says.

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But he says he still isn't convinced to support the measures, citing other "pressing issues, " such as the economy.

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Keene says the security hawks want Rudy Giuliani, but he's too liberal on social issues for other Republicans.

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Buchanan, says Hoffa, is good on globalization (meaning he's against it) but not so great on other labor issues (health and safety laws, for example).

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