Napolitano Would Be First Female Homeland Security Secretary; Department Facing First Presidential Administration Change Since Its Creation
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano has emerged as President-elect Obama's top pick to be secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, ABC News has learned.
If Obama nominates her and the U.S. Senate confirms the nomination, the border-state governor will be the first female homeland security secretary.
Napolitano, a former U.S. attorney and Arizona attorney general, had also been mentioned as a candidate for U.S. attorney general. But earlier this week Washington attorney Eric Holder became... Full Story
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