US President Barack Obama (L) stands as US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano (C) administers the oath during a naturalization ceremony for active duty service members in the East Room of the White House in Washinton, DC, May 1, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

US President Barack Obama (L) stands as US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano (C) administers the oath during a naturalization ceremony for active duty service members in the East Room of the White House in Washinton, DC, May 1, 2009.

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  8. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: National Counterterrorism Center Director Michael Leiter testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about the domestic terror threat on Capitol Hill September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. FBI Director Robert Mueller testified during the hearing that he did not believe that plot by accused terrorist bomb-maker Najibullah Zazi poses an imminent threat.
  9. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, left, and Mexican Attorney General Eduardo Medina-Mora Icaza, right, answer questions after they signed a Letter of Intent to develop a coordinated and intelligence-driven response to the threat of cross border smuggling and trafficking of weapons and ammunition, in San Antonio, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. Napolitano was in San Antonio to to participate in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Border Enforcement Security Task Force Conference.
  10. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, left, and Mexican Attorney General Eduardo Medina-Mora Icaza, right, answer questions after they signed a Letter of Intent to develop a coordinated and intelligence-driven response to the threat of cross border smuggling and trafficking of weapons and ammunition, in San Antonio, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. Napolitano was in San Antonio to to participate in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Border Enforcement Security Task Force Conference.
  11. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, left, and Mexican Attorney General Eduardo Medina-Mora Icaza, right, answer questions after they signed a Letter of Intent to develop a coordinated and intelligence-driven response to the threat of cross border smuggling and trafficking of weapons and ammunition, in San Antonio, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. Napolitano was in San Antonio to to participate in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Border Enforcement Security Task Force Conference.
  12. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, left, and Mexican Attorney General Eduardo Medina-Mora Icaza, right, shake hands after they signed a Letter of Intent to develop a coordinated and intelligence-driven response to the threat of cross border smuggling and trafficking of weapons and ammunition, in San Antonio, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. Napolitano was in San Antonio to to participate in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Border Enforcement Security Task Force Conference.
  13. U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (L) greets U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ)(2nd L), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH)(2nd R) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after a meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  14. L-R: House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain walk on a path on the North Lawn of the White House following a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  15. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks to reporters as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, looks on in front of the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
  16. House Minority Leader John Boehner (C), R-OH, chats with Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (L), R-AZ, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, near the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.

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