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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Kathleen Sebelius

Kathleen Sebelius stories: 51 news summaries

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ANALYSIS

Va. Gov. Kaine Rises to Top of Obama VP Pool 

Says talks are 'very serious'; Biden, Bayh, Sebelius in contention

Jul 29, 08 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine is in “very serious” talks about a spot on the Democratic ticket, sources tell the Washington Post. The 50-year-old has joined Sens. Evan Bayh, Joe Biden and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Barack Obama’s shortlist, bringing outsider credentials though no experience in foreign affairs,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • Tim Kaine • vice president • Chris Dodd • Evan Bayh • Kathleen Sebelius • Sam Nunn • vice presidential sweepstakes

Obama's VP Search Fields
a General

James Jones, retired NATO honcho,
surfaces in Hill talks

Jun 10, 08 8:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s VP selection team had a busy couple of days on Capitol Hill, talking up possible running mates with legislators. A new name in the mix is that of retired Gen. James Jones, MSNBC reports. Joe Biden and Ohio governor Ted Strickland also came under scrutiny; Bill Richardson,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • John Edwards • John Kerry • Tim Kaine • Michael Bloomberg • James Jones • vice president • Chris Dodd • James Webb • Ted Strickland • Bill Nelson • Jack Reed • Evan Bayh • Kathleen Sebelius • Sam Nunn • Janet Napolitano • Tom Daschle

OPINION

 Feisty Sebelius Has VP Chops 

Kansas governor brings red-state cred, history of standing up to Bush

Jun 10, 08 6:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Among Barack Obama's potential running mates, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius brings a history of standing up to the Bush White House and credibility for having won over a historically Republican state, Sam Stein writes in the Huffington Post. "Kansans of all political stripes loved" Sebelius' blasting of Bush's war... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • GOP • Kansas • vice president • Kathleen Sebelius • governor • McCain 2008 • vice presidential candidate

analysis

Obama's Female Veep Hopefuls Aren't Clintonesque

McCaskill, Napolitano, and Sebelius don't play up gender, aren't divisive

May 29, 08 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Unlike Hillary Clinton, the three leading female contenders for a spot on Barack Obama’s ticket aren’t divisive figures and haven’t played up their gender. Ben Adler, writing for Politico, takes a look at Kansas guv Kathleen Sebelius, Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, and Arizona guv Janet Napolitano. More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • vice president • Claire McCaskill • Kathleen Sebelius • Janet Napolitano • vice presidential sweepstakes • the female vote

OPINION

Abortion Digs on VP Hopeful Sebelius Are Ridiculous

But nice try, right wing

May 28, 08 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Right-wingers may be gleefully lampooning Kathleen Sebelius as a money-launderer for an abortion doc, Tim Rutten writes in the Los Angeles Times, but one could make the equally ridiculous case that by writing about it Robert Novak is an Opus Dei operative plotting a national overthrow. Abortion couldn't hurt the... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion rights • Kansas • Catholicism • Kathleen Sebelius • vice presidential sweepstakes

 Who Are They Eyeing for VP? 

Blogger runs down likely veep candidates for Obama and McCain

May 10, 08 3:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - “Since McCain and Obama appear to have the nominations locked up,” it's time to start eyeing the veepstakes, Chris Cillizza writes in The Fix blog. Here are his top three for each presumptive nominee, GOP first:
  1. Tim Pawlenty: The Minnesota governor is a longtime McCain backer, and
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Rob Portman • vice president • Tim Pawlenty • Ted Strickland • Kathleen Sebelius • vice presidential sweepstakes • Election 2008 • presidential election • John Thune

Crucial Election Inspires 3.5M to Sign Up to Vote

Surge particularly seen among blacks, women; Dems claim advantage

May 6, 08 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite claims of an exhausting race, voter registration is officially lifting off this year, with an AP survey reporting that over 3.5 million new voters have signed up. Detailed data are only available from a few states, the AP reports, but what there is suggests that registration is particularly... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Kathleen Sebelius • Election 2008 • voter registration

GOP's Strength Frays at
Local Level

Broke, scandal-ridden state parties aren't ready to help McCain

Mar 24, 08 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Their national candidate needs support, but the Republican Party's state chapters are in no position to lend John McCain a hand, Politico reports. From New York to Alaska, local organizations are rife with dissension, debt, and scandal. "We are clearly rebuilding," says the Michigan GOP chairman. More »

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John McCain • California • Alaska • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Arkansas • Ted Stevens • Kansas • campaign funds • family values • Kathleen Sebelius • Mark Parkinson

Dem Office Holders Gravitate Toward Obama

Cuts into Clinton's lead among governors, members of Congress

Mar 14, 08 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is cutting into Hillary Clinton's lead among the most prestigious superdelegates, the Democratic Party's members of Congress and governors. Among those 313 superdelegates, Clinton has the support of 103 and Obama of 96, reports Bloomberg. Clinton maintains an overall lead of 259-212 among superdelegates, but that too is... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Jay Rockefeller • Kathleen Sebelius • Democratic presidential primaries • Chet Culver • superdelegates

Kansas Blocks Plant Over CO2

First decision to forbid construction because of carbon emissions

Oct 19, 07 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kansas' health department yesterday became the nation's first government agency to block a proposed coal-burning power plant on environmental grounds, saying it would be "irresponsible to ignore the contribution of carbon dioxide to climate change." The decision, particularly in a red state, cheered environmental groups, and it may... More »

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climate change • greenhouse gases • Kansas • power plant • Kathleen Sebelius

(Newser) - The National Guard was slow to respond to the Kansas tornado because much of its equipment is in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Times reports, and sniping between the state and federal governments echoes the Hurricane Katrina fallout. The Kansas Guard has only about half the vehicles and heavy machinery it... More »

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tornado • National Guard • Kansas • Greensburg • Kansas Guard • Kathleen Sebelius • Iraq war

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