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NEWS ABOUT: Janet Napolitano

Janet Napolitano stories: 28 news summaries

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(Newser) - Sarah Palin's resignation has fueled talk of a presidential bid, but the first female occupant of the Oval Office may yet be a Democrat, the Washington Post surmises. Here are some of the leading possibilities.
  • Kirsten Gillibrand: the New York senator has impressive fundraising chops and a killer
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Michelle Obama • women • president • Amy Klobuchar • Janet Napolitano • women in office • Sarah Palin • Kirsten Gillibrand

(AP) - The Homeland Security Department will review the multicolored terror alert system created in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has created a task force to determine in 60 days how effective the current system is. The system could get an overhaul—or could be... More »

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terrorism • United States • September 11 • Department of Homeland Security • Janet Napolitano • Obama administration • alert level • terror alert system • William Webster • Fran Townsend

(Newser) - Today's shooting at the Holocaust museum, on the heels of the murder of an abortion provider, is bringing renewed attention to a Homeland Security report issued in April that warned of a rise in exactly these kinds of attacks, Politico reports. At the time, critics including Rush Limbaugh blasted the... More »

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Holocaust Museum • Department of Homeland Security • Janet Napolitano • domestic terrorism • anti-abortion activists

Obama Orders Review of Government Secrecy

President creates task force to overhaul declassification policy

May 28, 09 1:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama has ordered a sweeping review of the government's secrecy policy, the Washington Post reports. Obama sent a memo to government officials reaffirming his administration's commitment "to operating with an unprecedented level of openness," and directed his national security adviser  to review how classified information is handled... More »

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secrecy • classified information • Federal government • Janet Napolitano • Eric Holder • Obama administration • President Obama

ANALYSIS

Women Indeed Dominated Obama's Court List: Insiders

With field narrowed to 4, prez slept on it

May 26, 09 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's short list for his Supreme Court pick consisted of four women: Solicitor General Elana Kagan, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, US Court of Appeals judge Diane Wood, and the eventual selection, Sonia Sotomayor. By Friday, Obama thought he was ready to make the pick, but decided to take... More »

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US Supreme Court • Janet Napolitano • vetting • President Obama • short list • Sonia Sotomayor • Diane Wood • Supreme Court justice • Elana Kagan

(Newser) - President Obama has narrowed his list of Supreme Court picks to at least six names, with women in five of the top spots, reports CNN. Obama is expected to make a selection by Memorial Day, sources say. Among the finalists: Federal appeals court judges Sonia Sotomayor and Diane Wood; Solicitor... More »

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Jennifer Granholm • US Supreme Court • vacancy • Janet Napolitano • Carlos Moreno • President Obama • Elena Kagan • Sonia Sotomayor • Diane Wood • Jay-ZTV

OPINION

Oh, No! A Single Woman May Replace Souter

Lack of a ring turns top female Supreme Court candidates into targets

May 6, 09 9:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Souter is a lifelong bachelor, but the possibility of a bachelorette replacement has started an uproar. Why? Because those potential Supreme Court justices are women, and when a powerful woman is unmarried it "seems to make everyone think: lonely, misfit, or lesbian," write Dahlia Lithwick and Hanna... More »

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Barack Obama • lesbians • sexual orientation • US Supreme Court • Janet Napolitano • single women • David Souter • Obama administration • gay women • President Obama • short list • Elena Kagan • Kathleen Sullivan • Pamela Karlan

Officials Fear Flu Drug Resistance

Misuse of antivirals
by panicked public could breed stronger strains of disease

Apr 28, 09 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pharmacies are stocking up on Tamiflu and other anti-influenza drugs as fears grow of a swine flu outbreak, but health officials warn that the antivirals could do more harm than good if administered incorrectly. Taking the drugs in the wrong dose or for too short a time can lead to... More »

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public health • Department of Homeland Security • outbreak • influenza • Tamiflu • Relenza • Janet Napolitano • pharmacy • antiviral drugs • swine flu

 With 20 Sick, US Declares 
 Swine Flu Emergency 

Napolitano stresses declaration is 'standard operating procedure'

Apr 26, 09 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The White House declared today a public health emergency to fight the spread of swine flu, the New York Times reports. With 20 confirmed infections in the US, the declaration frees up money and resources for diagnosis, prevention, and antiviral medication. “We’re preparing in an environment where we... More »

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public health • infectious diseases • outbreak • Janet Napolitano • antiviral drugs • medical emergency • swine flu

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Summers: End 
 of Cuban Embargo 
 'Way Down Road' 

Economic adviser says Obama acting out of 'morality'

Apr 19, 09 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US trade embargo against Cuba won’t be ending anytime soon, President Obama’s economic adviser insisted today. “That’s way down the road, and it’s going to depend on what Cuba does going forward,” Lawrence Summers told NBC’s Meet the Press, saying Obama’s... More »

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CIA • Cuba • Michael Hayden • Cuban embargo • Janet Napolitano • Lawrence Summers

Napolitano Apologizes to Vets for Report

DHS had painted soldiers as prone to right-wing extremism

Apr 16, 09 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Janet Napolitano apologized today for language in a recent Homeland Security report suggesting that veterans were more likely to be wooed by far-right extremist groups, CNN reports. “The return of military veterans facing significant challenges,” said the report evaluating domestic threats, “could lead to the potential emergence... More »

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veterans • US military • Department of Homeland Security • Janet Napolitano • domestic terrorism • right-wing extremism • Timothy McVeigh • lone wolf

White House Adds Troops to Mexico Border Drug Fight

US will beef up presence on border

Mar 24, 09 2:02 PM CDT
(AP) - The Obama administration says it is sending more agents and equipment to the southwestern US border to combat Mexican drug cartels. Speaking at the White House today, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said officials were still considering whether to deploy the National Guard to the border. She plans to meet... More »

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Hillary Clinton • drugs • Mexico • National Guard • gangs • violence • drug cartel • Janet Napolitano • border • Obama administration

(Newser) - Republicans have found a glimmer of hope for the 2010 elections and it’s all thanks to one man: Barack Obama. In assembling his high-powered Cabinet, the president has plucked rising Democratic stars out of several now-competitive races, the LA Times reports. Ken Salazar’s appointment throws his Colorado... More »

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Barack Obama • Ken Salazar • Tom Vilsack • Kathleen Sebelius • Janet Napolitano • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet • Election 2010

Republican Becomes Ariz. Governor

Party control shifts as Napolitano joins Obama Cabinet

Jan 21, 09 7:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Moments after the Senate confirmed her as homeland security secretary yesterday afternoon, Janet Napolitano resigned as governor of Arizona. But because Arizona is one of the few states without a lieutenant governor, the office passes to the secretary of state—Jan Brewer, a Republican. In a twist, reports the Daily ... More »

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Arizona • Janet Napolitano • Obama Cabinet • transfer of power • Jan Brewer

(Newser) - The Senate met after the inauguration today and promptly confirmed seven of President Obama’s nominees by unanimous vote, with the notable exception of Hillary Clinton, the Chicago Tribune reports. A vote on Clinton has been scheduled for tomorrow after Harry Reid and Sen. John Cronyn, who has concerns... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Congress • Senate confirmation hearings • Ken Salazar • Tom Vilsack • Janet Napolitano • Obama administration • President Obama • Cabinet secretary • Arne Duncan • Steven Chu • Eric Shinseki

OPINION

No Country for Single Women?

Praising Napolitano as 'perfect' for Homeland Security because of 'no family' really a diss

Dec 4, 08 10:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Single? Career woman? Then you must be a cold, power-hungry spinster perfect for the 24/7 job of securing our nation's borders from terrorists. Or at least according to Pa. Gov. Ed Rendell, writes Gail Collins in the New York Times, who damned his unmarried Arizona counterpart Janet Napolitano as “... More »

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Condoleezza Rice • Ed Rendell • Janet Napolitano • single women • Homeland Security

 Obama to Fill 
 WMD Post 
 Bush Ignored 

Dem has long focused on stopping proliferation of nuclear, chemical arms

Dec 3, 08 2:24 PM CST
(Newser) - President-elect Obama will hire an official to oversee efforts to stop terrorists from gaining nuclear and biological weapons, the Boston Globe reports, a position the Bush administration approved but left unfilled. Such efforts are currently spread among many agencies, and a report predicting a deadly attack within 5 years using... More »

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Iran • Bush administration • nuclear proliferation • Joe Biden • North Korea • terrorism • Pakistan • nuclear weapons • WMD • Janet Napolitano • bioterrorism • President Obama

UPDATED

Obama Unveils Security Team Starring Clinton, Gates

Security not a partisan issue, president-elect declares

Dec 1, 08 10:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama officially announced his national-security team today, a group including primary rival Hillary Clinton as secretary of state and Bush holdover Robert Gates as defense secretary, the AP reports. “One of the dangers in a White House, is that you get wrapped up in group-think,” Obama said,... More »

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national security • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Robert Gates • James Jones • Janet Napolitano • Eric Holder • President Obama • team of rivals

ANALYSIS

Napolitano Pick Suggests Focus on Immigration

Rumored Homeland Security nominee has hawk cred on border

Nov 21, 08 12:45 PM CST
(Newser) - If Janet Napolitano is indeed Barack Obama’s pick for Homeland Security chief, it likely signals a shift in the department away from terrorism and toward immigration issues, CQPolitics reports. The Arizona governor has been on the front lines of the immigration battle. “She would do a pretty serious... More »

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immigration • John McCain • border control • Department of Homeland Security • Michael Chertoff • Janet Napolitano • Obama administration • President Obama • Homeland Security

 Sources: Napolitano Tapped
 for Homeland Security 

Insiders say Arizona governor has accepted the job, subject to vetting

Nov 20, 08 2:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is Barack Obama's first choice to head Homeland Security, transition insiders tell CNN. Napolitano, the focus of Cabinet speculation for weeks, plans to accept the job following vetting from the president-elect's team, according to sources. Napolitano's office, contacted by the Arizona Republic, declined to confirm—or... More »

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Barack Obama • Department of Homeland Security • Janet Napolitano • Obama administration • President Obama

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