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BREAKING: Obama picks AZ Gov. Janet Napolitano to head Homeland Security
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
She's no Sarah Palin, but I guess she'll do: Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) has been chosen to serve as secretary of the vast and troubled Department of Homeland Security for President-elect Obama, Democratic officials said. Napolitano is a border governor who will now be responsible for immigration policy and border security, which are part of Homeland Security’s myriad functions. Napolitano brings law-and-order experience from her stint as the Grand Canyon State’s first female attorney general. One of the nation’s most prominent female elected officials, ...
Report: Napolitano Chosen as Homeland Security Secretary
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Politico: Democratic officials say the Arizona Governor has been chosen to head the Homeland Security department. ...
Napolitano to Head Homeland Security
Booman Tribune —
The cabinet is filling out. Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano is reported to be Obama's selection to head the troubled Homeland Security Department. I think this is another excellent appointment. She certainly has experience with the illegal immigration issue.
Napolitano Reportedly Picked for Homeland Security, Casting Doubt on Potential Senate Run
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... that Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano is likely to be named Barack Obama's Secretary of Homeland Security, potentially becoming the first woman to head the six-year-old cabinet department. The report has not yet been confirmed by other sources. Politico is now confirming CNN's report. ...
Obama Picks Janet Napolitano to Head Homeland Security
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
Yesterday we wished for Obama to choose more women for his cabinet, and then he chose two. There's still a long way to go if President Elect Obama is going to keep up with President Clinton, but it's a start. Obama has chosen Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) to head the Department of Homeland Security. And CNN reports that Chicago businesswoman Penny Pritzker is Obama's choice for Commerce Secretary. Obama Cabinet Women Feminist Politics Gender News Women's ...
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Napolitano to DHS
Political Animal —
NAPOLITANO TO DHS.... There were widespread hopes that Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) would find a role in the Obama administration, so the overnight news was encouraging. Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) has been chosen to serve as secretary of the vast and troubled Department of Homeland Security for President-elect Obama, Democratic officials said. Napolitano is a border governor who will now be responsible for immigration policy and border security, which are part of Homeland Security's myriad functions. Napolitano brings law-and-order experience from her stint as ...
Napolitano
The Corner on National Review Online —
Thursday, November 20, 2008 [image] Napolitano [ Kathryn Jean Lopez ] If the Department of Homeland Security was a mess under Republicans, welcome the Democratic years (a governor who doesn't like enfocing immigration laws is not promising)... it remains a mystery to me why we had to create a whole new bureacracy when the ones that already existed to protect "the homeland" were broken. 11/20 08:04 AM
Napolitano to Homeland Security
Balloon Juice —
Another pick for the Obama team:
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) has been chosen to serve as secretary of the vast and troubled Department of Homeland Security for President-elect Obama, Democratic officials said. Napolitano is a border governor who will now be responsible for immigration policy and border security, which are part of Homeland Security’s myriad functions.
I do not know much about her, but have found her manner on the news shows to be bland, competent, and reassuring. I expect her law enforcement background ...
Napolitano To Head Homeland Security
TalkLeft —
So sez Politico: Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) has been chosen to serve as secretary of the vast and troubled Department of Homeland Security for President-elect Obama, Democratic officials said. Napolitano is a border governor who will now be responsible for immigration policy and border security, which are part of Homeland Security’s myriad functions. I've never really understood what the Department of Homeland Security does so I will not venture to comment if she is a good choice. I am pleased to see a woman chosen for a high ...
The Early Word: Cabinet Watch
The Caucus —
... has been making headlines as one of the potential stumbling blocks that could jettison Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s prospects of becoming secretary of state. Other names that emerged on Wednesday as possible cabinet picks were Gov. Janet Napolitano of Arizona who was likely to be offered the position of homeland security secretary , and Penny Pritzker, who Mr. Obama was said to be considering for commerce secretary. Downballot Wednesday marked the first day of recounting in the contested Minnesota Senate race between Senator Norm Coleman, the Republican incumbent, and Al ...
ThinkFast: November 20, 2008
Think Progress —
... Politico reports that President-elect Obama has chosen Gov. Janet Napolitano (D-AZ) to serve as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Napolitano is a border governor who “brings law-and-order experience from her stint as the Grand Canyon State’s first female attorney general.” ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central —
... on the story that she will be picked for Secretary of Homeland Security, and reportedly no formal offer has yet been made, but multiple reports say an offer is likely and that she would accept. Napolitano's résumé does seem to fit the bill: She is a governor from along the Mexican border and previously served as a U.S. Attorney, and on top of that she was an Obama surrogate during a time when his campaign was on the ropes. ...
Napolitano picked for Homeland Security
The Reaction —
By Michael J.W. Stickings President-elect Obama has reportedly chosen Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano to be Secretary of Homeland Security. Napolitano, one of Obama's most prominent supporters during the primaries, has been a hugely popular and successful governor of a border state: ...
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano To Head Homeland Security
JustOneMinute —
... 's choice to serve as secretary of homeland security, Democratic sources said late Wednesday. As a border state governor you know she has some thoughts on immigration reform, but what are they? Over to the Politico as the suspense mounts: Arizona Demcratic Gov. Janet Napolitano has been chosen to serve as secretary of the vast and troubled Department of Homeland Security for President-elect Barack Obama, Democratic officials said. Napolitano is a border governor who will now be responsible for immigration policy and border security, which are part of Homeland Security’s ...
11/20: How Are Obama's Cabinet Picks Playing?
Blogometer —
... . Finally, liberal bloggers reacted positively to reports that Obama plans to tap AZ Gov. Janet Napolitano as DHS Sec, as they have ...
Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/20/2008
Gates of Vienna —
... Arizona’s Napolitano to Head Homeland Security Border Governor Will Now be Responsible for Immigration Policy, Border Security ...
