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2009 is Make or Break Year for Immigration Reform Immigration NewsLadder

The Media Consortium | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Immigration Reform, Immigration NewsLadder, Newsladder, Barack Obama, Latino, Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, Politics News

By Nezua Media Consortium Mediawire Blogger The new year rushes upon us with momentum born of crisis and necessity. In every d...

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Dammit, Janet! Napolitano's Ascent to Homeland Security Could Leave Arizona High and Dry

Randall Amster | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Cabinet, Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano Homeland Security, Arizona, Janet Napolitano, Homeland Security, Governor Janet Napolitano, Politics News

By most accounts, Jane Napolitano's been a competent and capable governor, which is something of a rarity in the annals of Arizona.

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It's Not Hillary, It's the Policy Stupid!

Tom Andrews | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Obama should declare that seeking regime change in Iran is no longer the policy of the U.S. and initiate diplomatic contacts with the Iranian government immediately without preconditions.

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Homeland Security Department In Total Disarray

Boston Globe | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Director, President Obama, Obama's Cabinet, Obama Transition, Dhs, Obama Cabinet, Politics News

As the Department of Homeland Security prepares for its first transition, a series of major projects - including a communication network linking state...

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Welcome to My World, Janet... Now, Please Restore Some Dignity to It

Frank Sharry | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, Immigration, Immigration Debate, Janet Napolitano, President Obama, Ice, Politics News

First things first, kudos to the President-elect on his likely pick for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Arizona Governor Jan...

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The Change To Competency

James Boyce | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Change, Barack Obama, Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano Homeland Security, Obama Cabinet, Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, Obama's Cabinet, Eric Holder, Politics News

Finally today we have the "news" that the Department of Homeland Security has wasted $60 billion in spending, is rudderless and I might add, clueless.

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Janet Napolitano, Homeland Security Secretary?

Huffington Post | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

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***Update 12/1, 11 AM*** At a news conference today, Obama introduced his picks of retired Marine Gen. James Jones as White House national security ...

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Remove Lieberman from all Domestic Security and National Security Roles

Steve Clemons | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Iran, John McCain, National Security, Middle East Politics, Joseph Lieberman, Israel, Democratic Caucus, Iraq, Afghanistan, William Ayers, Michael Crowley, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Joe Lieberman, Politics News

Lieberman is dangerous on so many levels and hasn't offered any explanation that should make Americans feel comfortable with him as Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security.

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Obama Efforts To Reform Intelligence May Be Hampered By Clinton Legacy; McCain Offers Extension Of Bush Approach

Frank Naif | Posted 09.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Barack Obama 2008, Central Intelligence Agency, John McCain 2008, Intelligence Policy, Intelligence Privatization, Intelligence Community, Home News

Obama appears to be concerned with the negative impact of recent US intelligence developments on national life and perceptions of the US abroad. McCain believes that US intelligence needs to be reorganized and, in fact, subject to fewer restrictions.

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Homeland Security, Sesame Street Join Forces To Teach Kids About Terror

DC Examiner | Posted 09.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Sesame Street, Terror, Terrorism, Dhs, Duct Tape, Chertoff, Home News

When it comes to securing the homeland, who better to help you sleep at night than various characters from the popular children's show, "Sesame Street...

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Obama, McCain on National Security and Nuclear Proliferation

Eliza Margarita Bates and Cara Zwerling | Posted 09.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Infrastructure, John McCain, Tom Ridge, War on Terror, Food Crisis, National Security, Homeland Security, Brownie, Election 2008, Obama National Security, Duct Tape, Water Crisis, Barack Obama, Defense Department, Terrorist Attack, Barack Obama Nuclear Weapons, 9/11, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Weapons, Us Security, Nuclear Deterrence, North Korea Nuclear Program, Barack Obama Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Proliferation, Home News

Where do Obama and McCain stand on these issues? To start, McCain, the nominee of what used to called the "small government party," wants to create two entirely new government organizations.

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New Orleans Immigrants Weather the Storm

Angela Kelley | Posted 09.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Raids, Bush Administration, Hurricane Katrina, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Hurricane Gustav, Politics News

The response of New Orleans' immigrants to Hurricane Gustav is just another gross example of how attrition through enforcement doesn't work. A growin...

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Bias At Homeland Security Led To Poor Site For $451 Mil. Lab

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security, Mississippi, Bioterrorism, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department swept aside evaluations of government experts and named Mississippi _ home to powerful U.S. lawmak...

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Message to DHS: It's the Economy Stupid

Angela Kelley | Posted 08.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Economic Slowdown, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Economy, Immigration Reform, Labor, Economics, Economy, Immigration, Immigration Debate, Voluntary Deportation, Politics News

The government fails to recognize that undocumented immigration is based more on the economics of survival than the politics of immigration enforcement -- a costly misjudgment.

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DHS Take Laptops At Border: No Reason Required

Washington Post | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics

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Federal agents may take a traveler's laptop computer or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any ...

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COINTELPRO Comes to My Town: My First-Hand Experience With Government Spies

Dave Zirin | Posted 07.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Death Penalty, Maryland, Spying on Citizens, Cointelpro, Ehrlich, Politics News

Our seditious crimes, as "Lucy" reported, involved planning to set up a table at the local farmer's market and writing a petition. We can only assume that this surveillance was to garner Homeland Security grant money.

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Another Scary Government Program: the Government Gets to Seize Your Electronic Gear at the Border

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

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There's no legal difference between looking through your backpack and seizing your electronic data in the US. This is the stuff of the Cold War Soviet Union, right? Or maybe a third world dictatorship?

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Border Wall Resistance Heats Up

Marisa Treviño | Posted 06.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Border Wall, San Diego, Mexico, Texas, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration, Hispanics, Politics News

Homeland Security is determined to construct as much fencing as they can along the US/Mexico border while the Bush is in office. But they're being stymied by strong resistance from local residents.

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Immigration Workplace Raids Will Lead to More Lost American Jobs

Susie Hoeller | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Border Walls, Bush Administration Violation of U.S. Constitution, Workplace Raids, Mexico, Immigration Prisons, Immigration, Barack Obama, WWII Japanese POW, Torture, Food Industry, Tancredo Immigration, Wall on Mexico Border, Tom Tancredo, Chertoff, Department of Homeland Security, Politics News

The fact that we don't legally require living wages to be paid in this country and the fact that our immigration laws are totally out of synch with several realities does not make the current strategy of workplace and home raids and border walls either effective or humane.

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Penn State's Frightening Defense

Bryan Farrell | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tasers, The Institute for Non-Lethal Weapons Technologies, Penn State University, Barack Obama, The Daily Collegian, Joe Paterno, The Puke Ray, Department of Homeland Security, Danger Room, Fentanyl, Department of Defense, US Marines, Pennsylvania Primary, Applied Research Laboratories, Hillary Clinton, Wired, US Navy, Sunshine Project, Politics News

Penn State has one of the U.S. Navy's top civilian research facilities, where it's developing non-lethal weapons. But the government may be using the illusion of good intentions to mask its more pressing agenda.

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Electronic Dragnet for Undocumented Nets Citizens

Roberto Lovato | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Right to Privacy, Immigration, Social Security, Electronic Surveillance, Privacy, Dhs, Politics News

Two hours after starting his new job at a food processing plant in 2006, Fernando Tinoco got fired as a result of a new program designed to identify undocumented workers.

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Huge Amount Of Immigrants To Get Permanent Residency Without Completed Background Checks

Mcclatchy dc | Posted 02.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Immigration, Immigration Policy, FBI and Immigration, Immigration Background Checks, Politics News

In a major policy shift aimed at reducing a ballooning immigration backlog, the Department of Homeland Security is preparing to grant permanent reside...

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Homeland Security Dept. Plagued By Corruption, Mismanaged Billions

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics

Read More: Wasted Taxpayer Money, Corruption, Department of Homeland Security, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Political Patronage, Politics News

The Department of Homeland Security has wasted and mismanaged billions in taxpayer dollars and is plagued by internal criminal activity, a study relea...

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Fake FEMA Reporters Promoted

Washington Post | Posted 11.30.2007 | Politics

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Wildfires, Michael Chertoff, California Fires, Bush Administration, Fema, California Wildfires, Fake FEMA Conference, Politics News

On Oct. 23, the day of FEMA's now infamous phony news conference, the agency's former external affairs chief, Pat Philbin, announced plans to promote ...

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Feds Want Kerik's Lawyer Disqualified

Associated Press | Jim Fitzgerald | Posted 11.30.2007 | Politics

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Giuliani and Kerik, Rudy Giuliani, Bernard Kerik, Kerik Indictment, New York City, Politics News

Federal prosecutors on Thursday asked the judge in the case against former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik to consider disqualifying K...

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