azcentral.com - 12/1/2008
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Partisan differences aside, the state's two Republican U.S. senators are cheering the prospect of Gov. Janet Napolitano and possibly one other Arizona Democrat ascending to President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet. Politically, it may seem incongruous. But from the perspective of Sens. John McCain ...
julescrittenden.com - 11/26/2008
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julescrittenden.com —
Alleged fed wannabe/medical supplies salesman flashed his assistant
harbormaster badge, told the airline ticket agents and the...
state trooper at Boston's Logan International he was an armed Homeland Security agent, and was escorted around TSA security ...
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From The Airport That Brought You 9/11
blogs.abcnews.com - 12/4/2008
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After a news conference in Philadelphia yesterday following
the governors' meeting with President-elect Barack Obama, National Governors...
Association chairman Ed Rendell (D-Penn.) didn't realize he was standing next to a hot mic. And listen to what he ...
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Rendell: Napolitano Perfect for Homeland Security ...
prospect.org - 12/6/2008
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prospect.org —
NOONAN GETS A POINT. Peggy Noonan 's columns
are typically rambling disquisitions about her social life among...
elite Republicans and how she feels about that, and today's offering is no exception -- we get to hear about McCain's quiet dignity, how Bush ...
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Chertoff Lauds Napolitano Pick
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... . "I have had the good fortune of knowing and working with Governor Janet Napolitano for years, going back to our days as prosecutors," he added. "She has a tremendous intellect and possesses the leadership and sound judgment needed to make the difficult decisions that this job presents." Arizona's GOP senators, John McCain and Jon Kyl, have also praised President-elect Barack Obama's decision to include Napolitano in his Cabinet, saying that she's a border-state governor who understands immigration issues.
J. L. Ballinger: The Media's Liberal Reverse Bias
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Obama could pick almost anybody and it would represent something new from the current lame ducks. But he has picked a sensible group of people that has garnered the plaudits of such conservatives as John McCain, pundit David Brooks and former Democrat ...
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corner.nationalreview.com 11/20/2008 — I can see why Obama would ask Arizona Gov. Janet Naplitano to head Homeland Security -- she's about as close as any Democrat governor can get to appearing hawkish on illegal immigration. Of course, there's little substance to that appearance -- yes, ...
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usatoday.com 11/20/2008 — Senior department officials have "not provided the oversight needed" to ensure that purchases "with important national security objectives" function properly and stay on budget, according to Congress' Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO ...
Obama Wants Lieberman To Stay — But At What Price?
firedoglake.com 11/13/2008 —
Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2009.
According to Greg Sargent , Howard Fineman is reporting that Obama has now expressed his clear support not only for Joe Lieberman staying in the caucus, but for retaining his ...
Homeland
washingtonmonthly.com 12/6/2008 — HOMELAND.... Concerns about the name of the Department of Homeland Security were raised briefly in 2002, but it was relegated to a semantic afterthought in the midst of a broader debate. I was pleased, then, to see Peggy Noonan bring...
Napolitano To DHS; Skeletor To Be Buried
emptywheel.firedoglake.com 11/20/2008 — As most of you know, I firmly supported Janet Napolitano for Attorney General and the new alarm administration. It looks as if Eric Holder will be in the Attorney General instead, but it CNN has just announced that Napolitano will be the choice for ...
USATODAY.com
usatoday.com 12/26/2008 — USA TODAY WASHINGTON The Homeland Security Department may soon start scouring the Internet to find blogs and message boards that terrorists use to plan attacks in the USA. The effort comes as researchers are seeing terrorists increasingly use the ...
Napolitano: Real ID a no-go in Arizona
azcentral.com 11/20/2008 — Arizona will join roughly a dozen states that have vowed not to participate in federal plans for a uniform standard on state-issued driver's licenses and identification cards. On Tuesday, Gov. Janet Napolitano signed a measure, House Bill 2677, ...
Obama names national security team —
First Read 12/1/2008
From NBC's Athena Jones CHICAGO -- It's the closest thing to the “Dream Ticket” that supporters of former rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are going to get.
In his fifth post-election press conference, the president-elect officially ...
Replacing Napolitano —
First Read 12/1/2008
From NBC’s Pete WilliamsIf Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano -- a Democrat -- is confirmed as Homeland Security secretary, then her successor as the governor of Arizona will be a Republican.
Arizona's state Constitution provides that a vacancy in the ...
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