Tom Ridge

...George W. Bush to make the Homeland Security nomination. Bush nominated Kerik in December 2004 to replace Tom Ridge, the nation's first head of the Department of Homeland Security. Kerik withdrew his name a week later, citing immigration...

In this article: Bernard Kerik, Department of Homeland Security, Rudy Giuliani, New York City police, White Plains, Washington, George W. Bush, Tax, White House, and The Miami Herald

...and Governmental Affairs Committee. Tom Ridge, appointed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by President George W. Bush as the first ever Department of Homeland Security Secretary, will testify today. But the White House isn't sending...

In this article: George W. Bush, Creigh Deeds, White House, Democratic National Committee, Greg Craig, and Jon S. Corzine

...Issues After the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Castellani and members of the Roundtable discussed terrorism with Tom Ridge, director of domestic security and later the Department of Homeland Security, under President George W. Bush. As a result...

In this article: Business Roundtable, Corporate governance, General Electric Co., Social Security, National Association of Manufacturers, Union College, Tenneco Inc., Washington, D.C, and Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

...Secretary Tom Ridge's Book Raises Serious Questions When Tom Ridge left his Homeland Security post nearly five years ago, he said he wanted to spend more time with his family. But in a forthcoming book, Ridge says he decided to quit...

In this article: George Stephanopoulos, Larry Sabato, Scott McClellan, Paul Begala, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Bill Clinton

...seeking. Townsend said the videotapes contained "very graphic" and "threatening" messages. Ridge said he gave Bush daily briefings. But Ridge wrote that he didn't have a seat on the National Security Council and was never invited to...

In this article: George W. Bush, Hurricane Katrina, Federal Emergency Management Agency, GOP, Frances Townsend, Michael Chertoff, John McCain, and Adam Gadahn

...integration, global engagement and other issues that encompass a diverse portfolio. Tom Ridge was appointed by President George W. Bush in October 2001 to serve as assistant to the president for the hastily assembled Office of Homeland...

In this article: Pennsylvania and Federal Communications Commission

Maddow Interviews Tom Ridge About Iraq Intelligence, Hurricane Katrina, Politicized Threat Levels (VIDEO) Read More: Bush, George W. Bush, Homeland Security, Iraq, Iraq War, Iraq War Intelligence, Rachel Maddow, Ridge, The Test Of Our Times,...

In this article: Rachel Maddow, George W. Bush, Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, Iraq War, Democracy, Msnbc.com, and Intel

Ridge cites push to raise terror alert before '04 vote Ridge: Bush officials sought to raise terror alert before '04 vote Story Highlights Former DHS chief Tom Ridge claims Bush officials tried to politicize terror alert level Ridge...

In this article: George W. Bush, Osama bin Laden, Frances Townsend, John Ashcroft, Donald Rumsfeld, Allegation, DHS, John Kerry, and CNN

...W. Bush's administration, White House homeland security adviser Frances Fragos Townsend, told the Associated Press on Thursday that Ridge "was certainly not pressured," while a spokesman for Rumsfeld rejected Ridge's assertion. "The...

In this article: Donald H. Rumsfeld, Al-Qaeda, George W. Bush, Osama bin Laden, Frances Fragos Townsend, Department of Homeland Security, Pentagon, John D. Ashcroft, and John F. Kerry