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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

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

Read More: George Bush, White House, Investments, Joe the Plumber, Christmas Parodies, Homeland Security, Holiday Songs, Chicago, Satirical Songs, Economy, George W. Bush, Christmas, Obama Administration, Sarah Palin, 401(K), Auto Bailout, Patrick Fitzgerald, Satire, General Motors, Obama Cabinet, Financial Crisis, Hurricane Katrina, Xmas, Financial Meltdown, Illinois, Detroit, Karl Rove, Michelle Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Ford, Congress, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Chrysler, Christmas Songs, Bush Administration, Wall Street, Rod Blagojevich, Janet Napolitano, Santa Claus, Car Czar, Hillary Clinton, Style News

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

"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

Read More: Mumbai Attacks, Women, National Security, Human Security, Obama's Cabinet, Janet Napolitano, Obama Cabinet, Women and Politics, Obama National Security, Politics News

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

Read More: Poverty, Susan Rice, Women of Color, Economy, Janet Napolitano, Brave New Films, Tara L Conley, Hillary Clinton, Race, Barack Obama, Working Class, Women of Color Policy Network, Gender, Politics News

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

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Arizona, BORDER ISSUES, Janet Napolitano, Confirmation Hearings, Obama's Cabinet, Janet Napolitano Homeland Security, Politics News

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

Read More: Slideshow, Susan Rice, Robert Gates, Janet Napolitano, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Obama's Cabinet, Hillary Clinton, How Tall Is Susan Rice, Petite Power, Susan Rice How Tall, Obama's Cabinet Picks, How Tall Is Robert Gates, Robert Gates, How Tall, Style News

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

Read More: Susan Rice, Robert Gates, Janet Napolitano, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Jim Jones, Politics News

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

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

Read More: Arizona, United States Department of Homeland Security, University of Virginia Law School, Sarah Palin, Janet Napolitano, Obama's Cabinet, Janet Napolitano Homeland Security, Politics News

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

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

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, Immigration, Immigration Debate, Janet Napolitano, President Obama, Ice, Politics News

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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Arizona Reacts: Governor Tapped for Homeland Security Secretary

Dawn Teo | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics

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If Napolitano leaves the governorship before completing her term, Republican Secretary of State Jan Brewer would automatically become governor.

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The Change To Competency

James Boyce | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Change, Barack Obama, Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano Homeland Security, Obama Cabinet, Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, Obama's Cabinet, Eric Holder, Politics News

Finally today we have the "news" that the Department of Homeland Security has wasted $60 billion in spending, is rudderless and I might add, clueless.

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Janet Napolitano, Homeland Security Secretary?

Huffington Post | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics

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***Update 12/1, 11 AM*** At a news conference today, Obama introduced his picks of retired Marine Gen. James Jones as White House national security ...

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Uncertainty Over Obama Education Adviser

Alexander Russo | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Education, Linda Darling-Hammond, Charter Schools, Education Secretary, Michelle Rhee, Arne Duncan, Obama Secretary of Education, Colin Powell, Janet Napolitano, John Kerry, Obama Presidency, Obama's Cabinet, Teach for America, Politics News

In education circles, there's no hotter topic than who is going to be the next Secretary of Education--and if it's going to be Linda Darling-Hammond.

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Janet Napolitano: Attorney General?

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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UPDATE 11/13: The Washington Independent reports that Napolitano hasn't ruled out the AG spot: After Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, widely rumored t...

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Obama Transition Team Named

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama has named his entire transition team -- formally organized as the Obama-Biden Transition Project, a 501(c)(4) organization. The work of t...

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More Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Please

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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Her performance was so strong and so well focused that it would be foolish not to immediately send her out on the campaign trail and/or to as many television interviews as she can squeeze into her schedule.

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Happy Hillary Supporters: What the Mainstream Media Is Not Reporting

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 09.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Democratic Convention, Arizona Delegation Democratic National Convention, Hillary Clinton Speech, Democratic National Convention, Janet Napolitano, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Brian Schweitzer, Democratic Unity, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party, Democrats, Home News

From the top tier of the Pepsi Center, graduate student Erin Cheuvront was even more confused. "I know the major news broadcasts are spending a lot of time talking about disunity, but all of us here are seeing just the opposite."

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The Democratic Convention...and a Front Seat to Women's Issues

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Equal Rights Amendment, Democratic Convention, Center for the Advancement of Women, National Organization for Women, Kathleen Sibelius, Women's Issues, The 19th Amendment, Janet Napolitano, The White House Project, Nancy Pelosi, Ms. Foundation for Women, Hillary Clinton, Dnc, Susan B. Anthony, Claire McCaskill, Politics News

Hillary Clinton didn't clinch the nomination, yet her impact on the process has been indisputable. There is a great deal for women to celebrate.

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Building a High-Trust World: Obama and the Democratic Platform

Steve Clemons | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Citizen Stakeholding, Broadband, Obama Faith-Based Iniatives, Democratic Platform, Mommy Tax, Janet Napolitano, Democracy, Karen Kornbluh, Technology, Barack Obama, Politics News

What I love most about the Party platform is that it started with a focus on what we need to do in America as Americans -- and not necessarily on the wars and conflicts in which war are embroiled abroad.

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