1.   A quirk of fate has cast two improbable politicians as the players to watch on homeland issues in coming months.

2.   Bush called the meeting to update the bipartisan delegation on homeland security issues.

3.   Bush attended the gathering of New York police and firefighters to discuss homeland security issues.

4.   One of those functions would deal with homeland security issues and the other would deal with civil support.

5.   Tamil militants dislike Devananda because he now sides with the government and advocates a peaceful settlement of the Tamil homeland issue.

6.   The party favors a negotiated settlement of the Tamil homeland issue and calls for greater political autonomy for Tamil areas.