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"Raising the threat condition has economic, physical, and psychological effects on the nation"
Mona, it looks like the DHS has backed away from its former advocacy of the Grover-Cookie Monster-Bert-Ernie-Elmo scale... in no small part, I'm sure, due to ridicule. You can get a current update by following this helpful link I found on Arne's blog entry:
http://www.dhs.gov/xinfoshare/programs/Copy_of_press_release_0046.shtm
Of course, no one has ever even vaguely elucidated the difference between an Ernie Alert and a Bert Alert. I mean, aren't we supposed to "be vigilant, take notice of [our] surroundings, and report suspicious items or activities to local authorities immediately" pretty much 24-7 nowadays?