Janet Ann Napolitano (born November 29, 1957) is the third United States Secretary of Homeland Security. Assuming this position on January 21, 2009, she is the first woman to serve in that office. An American politician from the Democratic Party, Napolitano was serving as governor of the state of Arizona when designated by then-President-elect Barack Obama to be his Homeland Security Secretary. She was confirmed by the Senate and sworn in one day after Obama's inauguration.
Source: RIA Novosti
WASHINGTON, May 24 (RIA Novosti) – Russia and the United States may set up joint working groups to counter emerging crime threats, Russia’s Interior Minister said at the end of a working visit to the United States. ...
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Source: Town Hall
The official portrait of the first Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security was unveiled yesterday at the Department headquarters on Nebraska Avenue, in Washington, DC. Tom Ridge left that post in 2005 and it is now 2013 but that is, a ...
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Source: Sify
"The tornado that we're talking about is the 1 or 2 percent tornado," Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management Director Albert Ashwood said of the twister, which measured a top-of-the-scale EF5 with winds of at least 200 mph. " ...
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Source: Belleville News-Democrat
JOPLIN, Mo. — Police in Joplin are looking for the vandals who damaged a city park on the eve of a ceremony for the second anniversary of the May 2011 tornado. KOLR-TV reports ( http://bit.ly/10UL8nJ) crews were able to repair the damage ...
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Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Brian Behl pleaded guilty in February to mail fraud. After he serves his time, he will be under three years of supervised release. Case involving Judge Michael Cook linked to recent overdose death of another judge, Joseph Christ. The Triangle Shirt ...
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Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer
Melinda Gates speaks at the opening reception of the Bill ...
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Source: Business Journal of Phoenix
A digest of important news from sources selected by our local editors. Delivered weekday mornings. Napolitano was Arizona governor from 2003 through early 2009, when she was then appointed by Barack Obama to head the Homeland Security de ...
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Source: Zee News
Washington: India and the US have agreed to work closely to combat terrorism, apprehend wanted criminals and effectively deal with security threats confronting them. Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, who is on a visit to the US, and Att ...
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