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NEWS ABOUT: Janet Napolitano

Janet Napolitano stories: 28 news summaries

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Who Would Obama Pick for Supreme Court?

He could go moderate or liberal, but observers see a woman

Nov 17, 08 7:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's election is unlikely to transform the Supreme Court, as the four justices of the conservative bloc are unlikely to retire. But if the 88-year-old John Paul Stevens departs, the new president will have an opportunity to make his mark. Court observers speculate that Obama would choose a more... More »

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Barack Obama • John Paul Stevens • US Supreme Court • Janet Napolitano • President Obama

Fem Dems Called Up in Palin War

Hillary, other prominent Democrats mobilized
in battleground states

Sep 5, 08 3:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s campaign will mobilize high-profile female Democrats in key states to counter Sarah Palin’s potential appeal to undecided women voters, reports the New York Times. The move follows Palin’s widely watched acceptance speech to be John McCain's running mate at the Republican National Convention. Obama will... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Kathleen Sebelius • female voters • Janet Napolitano • Sarah Palin

Arizona May Not Roll for McCain

Candidate shores up support as shift in demographics pushes home state into play

Jul 24, 08 7:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Al Gore's 2000 loss of Tennessee aside, normally a presidential candidate can expect to win his home state relatively easily. But this month John McCain, a full press retinue in tow, made a campaign stop in Arizona, shaking hands and encouraging volunteers to get out the vote. As the New ... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Arizona • demographics • Janet Napolitano • Election 2008 • swing states

Dems Taking Their Platform
to the States—All 50 of 'Em

Obama campaign, DNC want more voter input on party's guiding document

Jul 8, 08 5:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Voters in all 50 states will get their chance to weigh in on the Democrats' official election platform, the AP reports, with Barack Obama's campaign and the Democratic National Committee set to hold meetings nationwide. Policy experts will sit in on the July 19-27 meetings, which members of the public... More »

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Barack Obama • Democratic National Convention • Howard Dean • Janet Napolitano • DNC • party platform

Obama's VP Search Fields
a General

James Jones, retired NATO honcho,
surfaces in Hill talks

Jun 10, 08 8:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s VP selection team had a busy couple of days on Capitol Hill, talking up possible running mates with legislators. A new name in the mix is that of retired Gen. James Jones, MSNBC reports. Joe Biden and Ohio governor Ted Strickland also came under scrutiny; Bill Richardson,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • John Edwards • John Kerry • Tim Kaine • Michael Bloomberg • James Jones • vice president • Chris Dodd • James Webb • Ted Strickland • Bill Nelson • Jack Reed • Evan Bayh • Kathleen Sebelius • Sam Nunn • Janet Napolitano • Tom Daschle

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Obama's Female Veep Hopefuls Aren't Clintonesque

McCaskill, Napolitano, and Sebelius don't play up gender, aren't divisive

May 29, 08 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Unlike Hillary Clinton, the three leading female contenders for a spot on Barack Obama’s ticket aren’t divisive figures and haven’t played up their gender. Ben Adler, writing for Politico, takes a look at Kansas guv Kathleen Sebelius, Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, and Arizona guv Janet Napolitano. More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • vice president • Claire McCaskill • Kathleen Sebelius • Janet Napolitano • vice presidential sweepstakes • the female vote

 Arizona Drafts Own Worker Bills 

State aims to make temporary labor faster, easier; measure could be national model

Mar 31, 08 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Arizona is working on its own guest-worker program, hoping to supply state farmers with labor—and serve as a model for the rest of the country in the process, the Christian Science Monitor reports. But though top lawmakers are behind the measure, getting permission from the federal government—whose own... More »

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immigration • immigration reform • Arizona • Janet Napolitano • guest-worker program • Elaine Chao

Obama Gains Traction With Dems in Red States

Hillary would have uphill battle where they come from, elected officials say

Jan 15, 08 12:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama is better suited than Hillary Clinton to carry red states, say Democratic officeholders in traditionally Republican-friendly locales. It’s no coincidence that Obama recently picked up major endorsements in Arizona, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota, Politico reports. Democrats who’ve overcome partisan odds say they think Obama’s... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Claire McCaskill • Democratic presidential candidates • electability • endorsement • Janet Napolitano • red state

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