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Homeland Security Pick Napolitano Praised by Left and Right Alike
November 21, 2008President-elect Barack Obama's pending selection of Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) as secretary of homeland security was greeted yesterday as a sign that the new Democratic administration will fundamentally change the tone of the nation's post-Sept. 11 approach to domestic security.
Obituaries in the news
November 21, 2008-- Matthew J. Cianciulli
Confession in '91 Ariz. temple deaths thrown out
November 21, 2008TUCSON, Ariz. -- A man who was convicted as a juvenile of killing nine people at a Buddhist temple near Phoenix could go free after a federal appeals court threw out his confession Thursday, ruling that it was coerced.
Obama looks at border governor for homeland spot
November 21, 2008 WASHINGTON -- Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, President-elect Barack Obama's top choice to run the Homeland Security Department, is tough on illegal immigration, child abuse and Republicans.
Military has date for first execution since 1961
November 21, 2008TOPEKA, Kan. -- A former Army cook convicted of multiple rapes and murders is set to die next month in what would be the U.S. military's first execution in nearly 50 years.
Napolitano is no stranger to Washington scandals
November 21, 2008WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama's likely pick for Homeland Security secretary, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, is no stranger to headline-making Washington scandals and controversies.
Ariz. Governor Said to Be Pick For Homeland Security Post
November 21, 2008Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D), whose handling of immigration issues brought her accolades from fellow governors, is President-elect Barack Obama's choice to serve as secretary of homeland security, Democratic sources said late Wednesday.
Obama Reserves the Right to Change His Mind on Clinton and Holder
November 21, 2008 Loop Fans might want to watch for an intriguing pattern emerging in the way President-elect Barack Obama handles some of his potentially controversial nominations. Call it the Best Buy, or contingency, pick. Obama used it to great effect in his handling of the secretary of state's job for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and the attorney general's post for Eric Holder.
VIRGINIA BRIEFING
November 21, 2008
Ethics dilemma for lawyers when inmates seek death
November 21, 2008LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- John Delaney faced the toughest moment of his legal career _ his condemned client wanted to drop his appeals and die by injection, an act Delaney opposed and had been trained to try to prevent.
