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Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano Wants "Criminal Aliens" Out Of US

AP | EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — If you're a criminal and you're not entitled to be in the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano wants you out...

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Napolitano Departs, AZ GOP Cannibalizes Education to Meet Budget Shortfall

Dawn Teo | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arizona Legislature, Arizona Republican Party, Arizona, Arizona Democratic Party, Public Schools, Education, Arizona State University, Budget Cuts, Janet Napolitano, Education Funding, John Kavanagh, Politics News
Dawn Teo

Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Russell Pearce and AZ House Appropriation Committee Chair John Kavanagh are advocating for huge cuts in education funding across Arizona.

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Senate Confirms 6 Obama Cabinet Picks, Clinton Not Included

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arne Duncan Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, Eric Shinseki Veterans Affairs Secretary, Janet Napolitano, Steven Chu, Napolitano, Peter Orszag, Ken Salazar, Steven Chu Energy Secretary, Eric Shinseki, Ken Salazar and Interior Department, 100 Days, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Senate swiftly approved six members of President Barack Obama's Cabinet on Tuesday, but put off for a day the vote on his choic...

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Be My Valentine, Janet Napolitano

Sascha Elise Cohen | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano Nomination, Obama Confirmation Hearings, Governor of Arizona, Barack Obama, Janet Napolitano, Politics News
Sascha Elise Cohen

We could eat spaghetti and discuss fortifying the nation's borders. I'd giggle nervously at the sight of your sturdy posture and resolute facial expressions. We could make a real night of it.

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Napolitano Failed To Complete Security Plan For Own State

AP | PAUL DAVENPORT | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

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PHOENIX — President-elect Barack Obama's choice for homeland security chief blames budget problems and the difficulty coordinating agencies in A...

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Obama, Bush Team Up For Fake Emergency

AP | DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Senior officials in the Bush administration and members of President-elect Barack Obama's staff teamed up at the White House Tuesda...

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Not a Woman in the Picture

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.10.2009 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Is it a coincidence that in the world's largest economy, whose military expenditure accounts for half the global total, the most senior posts dealing with money and war are still reserved for men?

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A New Day For Gun Violence Prevention

Paul Helmke | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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Paul Helmke

Last year at this time, I said that America was turning a corner on the gun issue, and the watershed events of 2008 confirmed that prediction. The pa...

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Dammit, Janet! Napolitano's Ascent to Homeland Security Could Leave Arizona High and Dry

Randall Amster | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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Randall Amster

By most accounts, Jane Napolitano's been a competent and capable governor, which is something of a rarity in the annals of Arizona.

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Obama's Audacity of Hope Collides Head-On with Ill. Gov. Blagojevich's Audacity of Greed

Mario Almonte | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Valerie Jarrett, Robert Gates, Rahm Emanuel, Rod Blagojevich, Janet Napolitano, Obama's Cabinet, Hillary Clinton, Timothy Geithner, Eric Holder, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Politics News
Mario Almonte

As the election of Barack Obama demonstrates, hope is a powerful catalyst for real change. But in the euphoria of anticipation of a new beginning in ...

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Obama Has Good Taste in Women: Take a Look at His Cabinet

C. Nicole Mason | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women and Politics, Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice, Hilda Solis, Lisa Jackson EPA, Janet Napolitano, Rick Warren, Obama's Cabinet, Politics News
C. Nicole Mason

President-Elect Barack Obama is on track to nominate the most women to his cabinet than any other U.S. President in history. While President Bush had...

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Songs for the Season: "A Ho-Ho-Horowitz Christmas!"

Rick Horowitz | Posted 01.11.2009 | Style

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Rick Horowitz

You'd better watch out/ And heed what I say/You'd better protect your 401(k)/Nasty times are coming to town.

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Arpaio the Only One Smiling in Maricopa County

Angela Kelley | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Reality TV, Undocumented Immigrants, Police, Crime, Janet Napolitano, Illegal Immigration, Joe Arpaio, Immigration, Arizona, Civil Rights, Immigration Debate, Politics News
Angela Kelley

"Smile, You're Under Arrest"--that's the name of a new reality TV show starring none other than Sheriff Joe Arpaio of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Of...

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Rendell: Napolitano Hot Mic Comment "100% True," Not Sexist

CNN | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

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Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell defended his recent off-microphone remark about Homeland Security Secretary-designate Janet Napolitano, calling the comme...

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Beyond the Battlefield: Obama Cabinet Takes on Human Security

Marie Wilson | Posted 01.04.2009 | Politics

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Marie Wilson

It is increasingly apparent that conventional approaches of military and national defense are not enough to ensure the safety of the people and the state.

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Women of Color in an Obama Era

Tara L. Conley | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics

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Tara L. Conley

I can't help but wonder how Obama's power as President will address the myriad of low wage-(or no wage)-earning, care-taking, health-insurance-lacking, poverty-stricken women of color in the US.

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Her Confirmation Will Be the Hot Fight Ticket in the Beltway

Mario Solis-Marich | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics

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Mario Solis-Marich

While pundits and bloggers continue their Clinton obsession, right wing strategists are targeting Governor Janet Napolitano for confirmation fun and games.

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Obama Pick Gives Arizona A GOP Governor

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT and PAUL DAVENPORT | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet picks Monday are sweet political gifts for the Republican who'll become governor of Arizona ...

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Petite Power! Obama Vertically-Challenges His Cabinet Picks (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 01.01.2009 | Style

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Fun fact: if elected, John McCain, at 5'7", would have been the shortest president to hold office in over one hundred years (President William McKinle...

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Can Obama's Big Tent Team of Friends and Rivals Really Deliver Change?

Christine Pelosi | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

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Christine Pelosi

While many are skeptical that former rivals can actually work together to achieve change, 66 million Americans vested Barack Obama with the responsibility to try.

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It's Not Hillary, It's the Policy Stupid!

Tom Andrews | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

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Tom Andrews

Obama should declare that seeking regime change in Iran is no longer the policy of the U.S. and initiate diplomatic contacts with the Iranian government immediately without preconditions.

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Obama's National Security Team

Huffington Post/AP/NYT | Posted 12.31.2008 | Politics

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The New York Times, in previewing President-elect Obama's national security team, reports that several key members have more "hawkish" records than he...

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Ms. Napolitano Goes to Washington (With Mixed Feelings)

Francine Hardaway | Posted 12.26.2008 | Politics

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Francine Hardaway

I don't have inside information, but she sure knows a lot about what the Department of Homeland Security does, and what it needs to do for someone who intends to run for the Senate.

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Promising Signs As Obama's Cabinet Shapes Up

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

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Joseph A. Palermo

As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton could play the heavy with the Israeli government (for once) and demand that it makes serious concessions toward creating an independent Palestinian state.

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Welcome to My World, Janet... Now, Please Restore Some Dignity to It

Frank Sharry | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics

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Frank Sharry

First things first, kudos to the President-elect on his likely pick for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Arizona Governor Jan...

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