Security tight as Indian Kashmir votes in state polls (AFP via Yahoo! News) Indian Kashmir voted under tight security Monday for a new state government, with separatists calling for a massive boycott to protest New Delhi's hold over the Himalayan region. Obama Stresses National Security in First TV Interview Since Election (Washington Post) President-elect Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast last night that selecting his national security team is one of his top priorities since terrorists might try to attack the United States during the White House transition. Overhaul of National Security System Sought (Washington Post) "The simple truth is that the world for which the [U.S.] national security system was designed in 1947 no longer exists. Today's challenges require better integration of expertise and capabilities from across the government. . . . Instead, departments and agencies are often working against one... Q & A on U.S.-Iraqi security pact (USA Today) USA TODAY's Baghdad correspondent Charles Levinson answers questions regarding the security pact that Iraq's parliament will consider this week. Iraq's government approves security pact with US (AP via Yahoo! News) Iraq's Cabinet overwhelmingly approved a security pact with the United States on Sunday, ending prolonged negotiations to allow American forces to remain for three more years in the country they first occupied in 2003.
