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White House: U.S. Relations with Libya Have 'Normalized'

White House: U.S. Relations with Libya Have 'Normalized'

Department of Homeland Security internal documents obtained by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) draft final regulation arranged by the Obama Administration that would lift the established ban on Libyans coming to the U.S.

Palestinian Bomber's Chicago Arrest Triggers Misguided Anger

Palestinian Bomber's Chicago Arrest Triggers Misguided Anger

There is outrage among many pro-Palestinian activists in Chicago after Tuesday’s indictment of a woman accused of hiding her conviction for two 1969 Jerusalem bombings when she applied to become an American citizen. The anger is not about Rasmieh Yousef Odeh’s alleged

DHS Selection Suggests Priority Shift from Immigration to Security

DHS Selection Suggests Priority Shift from Immigration to Security

(AP) DHS selection suggests priority shift to securityBy ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama’s selection of a former top Pentagon lawyer to head the Homeland Security Department suggests the agency will be stepping back from its preoccupation with immigration to

Obama nominating Johnson to head Homeland Security

Obama nominating Johnson to head Homeland Security

(AP) Obama nominating Johnson to head Homeland SecurityBy NEDRA PICKLERAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama has chosen former Pentagon lawyer Jeh (jay) Johnson as the new secretary of the Homeland Security Department. Obama plans to announce Johnson’s nomination Friday. He must be

Chicago Marathon Participants Keep Boston in Mind

Chicago Marathon Participants Keep Boston in Mind

(AP) Chicago Marathon participants keep Boston in mindBy CARLA K. JOHNSONAssociated PressCHICAGORunners in Sunday’s Chicago Marathon held a city nearly a thousand miles away close to their hearts and were determined to show that, six months after the Boston Marathon

Coptic Leaders Condemn Obama Adviser's Anti-Coptic Tweets

Coptic Leaders Condemn Obama Adviser's Anti-Coptic Tweets

Major Coptic leaders are condemning Mohamed Elibiary, an Obama administration Homeland Security adviser, for suggesting that Copts who raise awareness of anti-Christian violence in Egypt promote “Islamophobic” bigotry. Elibiary sent out a series of tweets that Coptic leaders found offensive last

Joe Biden in Mexico, Meeting with President

Joe Biden in Mexico, Meeting with President

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICONAssociated PressMEXICO CITYU.S. Vice President Joe Biden said during a visit to Mexico on Friday that he wants to deepen relations between the neighboring countries beyond drugs, security and immigration. Launching the High Level Economic Dialogue to

Rep McCaul: Syria Attack 'Face-Saving Measure' For Obama

Rep McCaul: Syria Attack 'Face-Saving Measure' For Obama

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) The head of the House Homeland Security Committee “We always are concerned about our credibility. The problem is, I think, lobbing a few Tomahawk missiles will not restore our credibility overseas. It’s kind of a face-saving

Biden Floats Napolitano for Supreme Court

Biden Floats Napolitano for Supreme Court

CBS NEWS: Vice President Biden praised the intellectual capacity of outgoing Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano during a farewell gathering on Friday, suggesting she ought to be nominated for a seat on the Supreme Court.

Sebelius: Federal Government Is 'Our Federal Family'

Sebelius: Federal Government Is 'Our Federal Family'

In a statement marking the tenth anniversary of National Preparedness Month, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius described the federal government as “our federal family.” Celebrating her belief that the United States has become better prepared to

Napolitano Farewell: 'No 100% Guarantees In This Business'

Napolitano Farewell: 'No 100% Guarantees In This Business'

CBS NEWS: Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said homegrown radicals like the Boston Marathon bombers may be just as much of a threat to the U.S. as international jihadists. In farewell speech, Napolitano praises homeland security responseNapolitano resignation deals