By Calvin Biesecker Despite a potential budget crunch stemming from the federal government's ongoing bailout of financial institutions and banks, spending on homeland security is likely to remain strong, according to analysts. Democrats don't want to be considered soft on defense and homeland security, Ray Shepherd, a partner with the law firm Venable LLP, told Defense Daily yesterday. Democrats have already demonstrated in the two years they have been the majority party in both chambers of Congress that are willing…
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