October 17th, 2013
04:37 PM ET
7 years ago
Obama to nominate former Pentagon lawyer as homeland chief
(CNN) - President Barack Obama plans to nominate Jeh Johnson, the Pentagon's former top lawyer, to be the next Homeland Security Secretary, sources tell CNN.
The nomination is expected on Friday. He must be confirmed by the Senate.
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He will do a better job then Michael Chertoff , thats for sure !
His birthday is September 11....thats not a joke.
His birthday is Sept 11......
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