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Homeland Security chief defines ‘trigger point’ for border response (3/20/09) — www.GovernmentExecutive.com

The federal government will send additional material resources and personnel to the nation’s southwest border if drug cartels in Mexico begin targeting U.S. law enforcement and public officials, or if there is a significant increase in violence and crime among competing cartels in U.S. border towns, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday.