Concerns over security have been especially hard to dispel due to the country's high crime rate.

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The president campaigned hard, urging people to vote even if they voted against him, hoping a big turnout would validate his national security and economic programs.

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He says it is hard being a Yellow Shirt in a red town, where many in the security forces and government are sympathetic to the Reds.

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That will be hard for security firewall companies, like Symantec.

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It's hard for the security forces to move around and effectively patrol the areas.

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When compared to the Social Security hard freeze, the proposed federal worker pay freeze seems more like slush.

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