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Janet Napolitano Defends Deportation Program

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 06.26.2011

WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security Secretary Director Janet Napolitano defended her agency’s rollout of Secure Communities, an immigration enforcement ...

Can Cities Really Opt Out of Secure Communities?

Afton Branche | Posted 05.25.2011

Afton Branche

Secure Communities is touted as a voluntary partnership that strengthens "efforts to remove dangerous criminal aliens from the U.S." Some cities looking to opt out of this "voluntary" program found their hands tied.

House's Top Democratic Cop Promises To 'Vigorously' Investigate Ethics Charges Against Fellows Dems

The New York Times | Eric Lipton | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- Representative Zoe Lofgren's introduction to malfeasance in Washington came nearly four decades ago when she was a 26-year-old House aid...

21st Century Bull Connor Closer to Feeling Fire Hose Turned on Him

Bertha Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

Bertha Lewis

The Arpaio spectacle shows that a police-state solution does not work.

Hillary's Superdelegates: Weighing Gender Against Momentum

Jennifer Treuting | Posted 05.25.2011

Jennifer Treuting

Come August, DNC female superdelegates may play the role of king- or queen-maker. Female superdelegates support Clinton over Obama by significant margins and are pledging support at a faster rate than their male counterparts, according to OffTheBus's Superdelegate Investigation.