Nov 20th, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama is considering Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano as head of the Department of Homeland Security. Kent Alexander, who went to law school and served as U.S. attorney with Napolitano, talks about the Democratic governor's qualifications.
Nov 20th, 2008 · Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is President-elect Barack Obama's choice for the position of Homeland Security secretary, NPR has confirmed. Two officials familiar with Obama's thinking told NPR that the president-elect plans to ask Napolitano to take the post.
Nov 18th, 2008 · After coming to the U.S., Burmese refugees try to preserve their culture and music with traditional instruments and dance. Most of these musicians have not seen their homeland in 20 years and the younger ones were born in the camps, citizens of no country.
Nov 18th, 2008 · In a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill, Sen. Joe Lieberman's colleagues voted to allow the Democrat-turned-Independent to keep his prized post as chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee. New Yorker reporter Ryan Lizz talks about Lieberman's political future.
Nov 14th, 2008 · In turbulent times like these, don't we all need a little comfort food? As world leaders converge in Washington, D.C., this weekend for the Group of 20 financial summit, we asked cooks about soothing foods from their homelands.
Nov 8th, 2008 · You've seen Obama, the president-elect. Now there's 'Obama: The Musical.' A playhouse in Obama's ancestral homeland of Kenya is drawing crowds to its partisan production.
Nov 5th, 2008 · Around the globe, people marked Barack Obama's election victory with raucous celebrations. And it was no exception in western Kenya, the ancestral homeland of the Obama family. Obama's father was from Kogelo, Kenya, and villagers there are planning a huge feast to celebrate.
Oct 27th, 2008 · Esau Mwamwaya isn't a well-known name in the music world, but if the growing hype is any indication, it may soon be. The singer and percussionist from Malawi is slowly but surely rising from obscurity with his mixture of reggae, pop and the traditional music of his homeland.