{"id":816,"date":"2009-05-21T05:03:50","date_gmt":"2009-05-21T09:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=816"},"modified":"2023-04-19T19:12:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T02:12:10","slug":"panel-votes-for-probe-of-extremist-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/panel-votes-for-probe-of-extremist-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Panel votes for probe of &#8216;extremist&#8217; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats joined Republicans on a key House panel Tuesday in voting for a formal inquiry into the development and distribution of a contentious Homeland Security Department report that described military veterans as possible recruits for extremists.<\/p>\n<p>In a rare bipartisan move, the House Homeland Security Committee unanimously approved a resolution of inquiry that calls for Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to turn over all documents used to draft the report &#8220;Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When this DHS-produced assessment first surfaced in April, like many Americans, I had issues with its content,&#8221; said Rep. 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