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GOP Blocks Sebelius' Confirmation

She's pressed to answer more questions on abortion

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(Newser) – President Obama will have to wait until at least next week to have a complete Cabinet after Senate Republicans blocked the immediate confirmation of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius yesterday, AP reports. A vote on the Health and Human Services Secretary nominee—whose appointment is fiercely opposed by anti-abortion groups—will now take place after debate next Tuesday, when the Democrats expect to prevail.

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele called for Obama to withdraw Sebelius' name unless she answered more questions about her relationship with an abortion doctor and her position on late-term abortions. A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid dismissed Steele's complaints as "a baseless attack from someone desperate to stake a claim as the leader of the leaderless Republicans."

Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington earlier this month.
Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington earlier this month.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius arrives for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill last month.
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius arrives for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill last month.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Significant questions remain about Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' evolving relationship with a late-term abortion doctor as well as about her position on the practice of late-term abortion. - Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele

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TerrifiedCitizen
Apr 24, 09 3:56 AM CDT
Don't trust a Kansas Red Leg... Eastwood almost did and it nearly cost him his life. Reply
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riffran
Apr 24, 09 4:42 AM CDT
the dems did the exact same tactics, when they were in the minority....now they want to boo hoo and insult when it gets back to them Reply
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Doctor_Zaius
Apr 24, 09 5:55 AM CDT
Maybe the Dems should pull the same tricks that the Republcians did when they were in charge by cutting the Republicans out of any decisions at all and illegally shutting down meetings. McCain had some words on that, I'll Paraphrase " I hope they don't treat us like we treated them"
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Derni
Apr 24, 09 5:38 AM CDT
The tactics may be the same-but this shows how out-of-touch with the mainstream the Republicans remain-can we elect a party to replace an defunct and inneffective one? Reply
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riffran
Apr 24, 09 6:05 AM CDT
BOTH sides are waaaay out of touch..it's just politics as usual Reply
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