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Democratic leaders vow to implement the 9/11 Commission's unfinished agenda, but doing so could prompt a power struggle.In its 2004 report, the commission advised centralizing the fragmented authority to oversee intelligence now given to at least 10 panels.That would mean an enormous expansion of power for members of the House and Senate intelligence committees. The proposal has gone nowhere because senior lawmakers have been unwilling to give up control over their piece of the intelligence world.Other key points on the agenda include federal aid to the states to improve homeland security and stronger safeguards on loose nuclear materials that could be used by terrorists. House Democrats also say they will set deadlines to screen 100 percent of cargo containers that enter ports and install radiation monitors at all ports of entry.The Baltimore Sun, the Associated Press
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