emptywheel.firedoglake.com - 11/20/2008
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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 Department of Homeland security. Here is the ...
usatoday.com - 11/20/2008
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usatoday.com —
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 ...
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Report criticizes Homeland Security
washingtonmonthly.com - 11/20/2008
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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...
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Napolitano to DHS
michellemalkin.com - 11/20/2008
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Military stays dominant in the field -- or not?
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... Conflicts large and small are going on around the world. The United States is underrepresented in some of them, and over represented in others. What is deemed to be in the national security interest will, in all likelihood, change with the Obama administration. However, just because the United States will have a new president in a couple of months, that does not necessarily mean much will change right away on the war fronts. The advice of military commanders will be heavily weighted in the decision making until the President gains his confidence and footing. ...
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