11.   With port security now a top priority, many traditional Coast Guard duties, except for search-and-rescue missions, have taken a back seat.

12.   Phillips blamed much on the violence of drug trafficking, and said tighter port security should help cut down on violence.

13.   Arroyo said an agreement could cover border patrols, port security and exchange of information.

14.   Defense Secretary William Cohen has authorized military commanders to send dozens of additional U.S. forces to the Persian Gulf to strengthen port security, Pentagon officials said Tuesday.

15.   He called for a rapid response team to quickly enhance port security when there are serious threats of terrorist activity.

16.   Hollings has introduced legislation to improve port security.

17.   In Istanbul, a police spokesman, Serafettin Hayirili, said port security had been beefed up.

18.   It also has money for the Postal Service, FBI computer upgrades, airport and port security, securing Russian nuclear materials and food safety.

19.   The Coast Guard is recalling port security forces sent overseas to protect U.S. naval units after the bombing of the USS Cole.

20.   To strengthen port security in the Gulf, Cohen authorized the deployment of extra Navy and Coast Guard security personnel, Quigley said.