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WATCH LIVE: Obama Taps New Homeland Security Chief

by Igor Bobic

10.18.13 | 9:48 am

In this photo taken Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, President Barack Obama speaks during an exclusive interview with The Associated Press in the White House library in Washington.

President Barack Obama is expected to announce the nomination of former Defense Department general counsel Jeh Johnson to replace Janet Napolitano as secretary of Homeland Security on Friday. Watch live at 2:00pm ET:

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Igor Bobic Igor Bobic is the assistant editor of Talking Points Memo, helping oversee the site's coverage of politics and policy in Washington. While originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Igor feels best at home on the beaches of Southern California. He can be reached at igor@talkingpointsmemo.com.

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