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Published 12/2/2008 by Carrie Johnson and Spencer S. Hsu at Wash Post In Congress
In nominating two former federal prosecutors to lead the Justice and Homeland Security Departments, President-elect Barack Obama yesterday selected Democrats with sterling law-and-order credentials but less experience in detecting threats and gathering intelligence in the age of international...
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