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HHS Nominee Sebelius
Pays $7K in Back Taxes

She's latest Cabinet pick with IRS trouble

Mar 31, 09 5:54 PM CDT
(AP) - See if this sounds familiar: Health and Human Services nominee Kathleen Sebelius has corrected three years worth of tax returns after finding "unintentional errors." In a letter to senators, Sebelius said the changes involved charitable contributions, the sale of a home, and business expenses. She and her husband... More »

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taxes • Department of Health • Kathleen Sebelius • Obama Cabinet

ANALYSIS

Gates Stakes His Claim Under a New President

Defense secretary earns Obama's trust on Afghanistan-Pakistan

Mar 31, 09 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - In 2008, under another president, Robert Gates spent 115 days traveling to Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, and 23 other countries. But this year, writes the New York Times, the defense secretary has been spending much more time in Washington. Gates, the only holdover from the Bush Cabinet, has slowly secured a... More »

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Afghanistan • Pentagon • Pakistan • Robert Gates • Department of Defense • Obama administration • Richard Holbrooke • Obama Cabinet

(AP) - The Senate today confirmed former Washington Gov. Gary Locke as commerce secretary, handing President Obama an easy victory after his first two nominees for the post withdrew. Locke, 59, was America's first Chinese-American governor, serving two terms from 1997 to 2005. He has promised to focus on job creation and... More »

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Washington state • Department of Commerce • governor • commerce secretary • Obama Cabinet • Gary Locke

 Obama: Geithner's Job Is Safe 


Mar 21, 09 10:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has a message for those who want Tim Geithner out at Treasury: Forget about it. And if Geithner himself decides he's had enough and tries to resign, the president has a ready answer: "Sorry, Buddy, you've still got the job." In an interview with 60 Minutes... More »

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60 Minutes • interview • Treasury secretary • President Obama • Timothy Geithner • Obama Cabinet

Commerce Nominee Locke Sails Through Hearing

Sens. give him warm welcome at confirmation hearing

Mar 18, 09 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gary Locke, President Obama’s third pick for commerce secretary, faced an amiable crowd during today’s confirmation hearing, the Washington Post reports. Locke’s background check was “clean and happy reading” or “boring,” depending on the senator, but not controversial. The former Washington governor—who, if... More »

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confirmation hearings • President Obama • commerce secretary • Obama Cabinet • Gary Locke

 Obama's Agenda 
 Dwarfs His Staff 

President's team stretched thin despite flurry of appointments

Mar 16, 09 11:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is filling government jobs more quickly than his predecessors, but there's so much going on that his team is still stretched thin, the Wall Street Journal reports. Obama is juggling the economic crisis, stimulus package, and two wars, all with just 43 confirmed aides. "No one... More »

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Department of Health • Treasury Department • Department of Commerce • federal employees • Obama administration • Timothy Geithner • Obama Cabinet • political appointment

OPINION

Pro-Choice Obama Exploits Sebelius' Catholicism


Mar 11, 09 7:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is enacting a ghastly brace of pro-choice policies, including weakening "conscience protections" for doctors and adopting the “most radical possible option” on stem cell research, Michael Gerson writes for the Washington Post. And enlisting a Catholic—HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius—to help implement his agenda... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • Health and Human Services • abortion rights • Right to Life • Department of Health • pro choice • Catholic • Kathleen Sebelius • Obama administration • Cabinet secretary • Obama Cabinet

Obama Creates White House Women's Council 

Panel will help coordinate Cabinet-level policy on women's issues

Mar 11, 09 6:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama will sign an executive order today creating a White House panel to advise on women's issues, the Washington Post reports. Senior adviser Valerie Jarrett will head the White House Council on Women and Girls, which will be tasked with coordinating government policy regarding women and families. A similar... More »

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Barack Obama • women • White House • Valerie Jarrett • Obama administration • President Obama • Obama Cabinet

ANALYSIS

Obama's Clinton Retreads Followed Voters Leftward

Seemingly centrist appointments have not produced a centrist government, Douthat writes

Mar 10, 09 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Barack Obama announced his Cabinet appointments, conservatives and liberals alike looked at the numerous Clinton veterans and wondered if Obama the president would be much more centrist than Obama the candidate. Now, “Obama is proposing the most thoroughgoing transformation of domestic policy offered by any President since Reagan,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Larry Summers • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet • political appointment

(Newser) - Republicans have found a glimmer of hope for the 2010 elections and it’s all thanks to one man: Barack Obama. In assembling his high-powered Cabinet, the president has plucked rising Democratic stars out of several now-competitive races, the LA Times reports. Ken Salazar’s appointment throws his Colorado... More »

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Barack Obama • Ken Salazar • Tom Vilsack • Kathleen Sebelius • Janet Napolitano • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet • Election 2010

(Newser) - Ron Kirk, President Obama’s nominee for US trade representative, has some tax problems of his own, Reuters reports today, with the Senate Finance Committee estimating a liability of about $10,000; Kirk has already moved to correct the errors. The majority stem from speaking funds he passed directly to... More »

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IRS • Senate Finance Committee • US Trade Representative • Obama administration • President Obama • Obama Cabinet • Ron Kirk • back taxes

 Dean: I Wanted to Be Health Sec 

But ex-DNC chair says Obama's choice will do 'fine'

Mar 2, 09 4:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Former DNC Chairman Howard Dean says he made no secret of his desire to be in Barack Obama's Cabinet. "I was pretty clear that I would have liked to have been Secretary of Health and Human Services," he tells the Huffington Post. As for the president's pick,... More »

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Howard Dean • Democrat • Democratic National Committee • Obama administration • President Obama • Obama Cabinet

(AP) - Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is President Barack Obama's choice for secretary of health and human services, a White House source said today. Sebelius, 60, was an early Obama supporter who picked his presidential campaign over that of Hillary Rodham Clinton and worked tirelessly for Obama's bid. Obama will formally announce... More »

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Department of Health • health secretary • Kathleen Sebelius • Obama Cabinet

 White House 
 Opens Up 
 on Race 

Obama's inner circle talks candidly about racial issues

Feb 28, 09 3:03 PM CST
(Newser) - In a break from the tone of the Obama campaign, members of the White House inner-circle are talking candidly about race. Eric Holder's "nation of cowards" remark caught the most attention, but Michelle Obama and  EPA chief Lisa Jackson—also the first African-American in her position—have moved the... More »

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race • Michelle Obama • race relations • Eric Holder • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet • Lisa Jackson

(AP) - The Senate today confirmed California congresswoman Hilda Solis as labor secretary. Solis' confirmation gives the agency a decidedly pro-worker tilt after eight years of business-friendly leadership under the Bush administration. The 80-17 vote comes after more than a month of delays. GOP lawmakers were concerned over her work for a... More »

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Congress • President Obama • Obama Cabinet • Hilda Solis • labor secretary

Obama to Likely Tap Locke for Commerce

Ex-Wash. governor
will be his third pick
for the post

Feb 23, 09 5:38 PM CST
(AP) - President Obama's likely third pick for Commerce secretary is former Washington Gov. Gary Locke, a senior administration official said today. Locke, a Democrat, was the nation's first Chinese-American governor when he served two terms in the Washington statehouse from 1997 to 2005. Since leaving office, he's been working for a... More »

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Barack Obama • commerce secretary • Obama Cabinet • Gary Locke

 Sebelius Mum on HHS Post 

Kansas gov says she's had no meetings on joining the Obama Cabinet

Feb 22, 09 2:54 PM CST
(AP) - Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, mentioned as a top candidate for health secretary, said today she has not talked with President Barack Obama about joining his Cabinet. "There really isn't anything to tell. I haven't had any meetings about the position," Sebelius, 60, said in an interview with the... More »

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Health and Human Services • Cabinet • Department of Health • Kathleen Sebelius • governor • Tom Daschle • Obama administration • National Governors Association • Obama Cabinet

analysis

 In Asia, Clinton's 
 on a Mission to Listen 

Secretary of State right at home on 'world stage'

Feb 20, 09 3:06 PM CST
(Newser) - On her trip to China, Japan, South Korea, and Indonesia, Hillary Clinton is making the most of long experience and enthusiastic crowds, the Washington Post reports. The secretary of state is on a listening tour, aiming to rehab the country's image. “There is a hunger for the United States... More »

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Hillary Clinton • North Korea • Indonesia • South Korea • Japan • Asia • secretary of State • tour • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet

ANALYSIS

Missing, Not Missed: CEOs in Obama Cabinet

Prez keeps Wall Street at arm's length, leans on pols, academics

Feb 20, 09 10:02 AM CST
(Newser) - To the multitude of differences between the Obama administration and its predecessors, add the absence of corporate CEOs from Cabinet meetings. The reason is simple, reports Politico: There aren't any. Recent Wall Street-to-Washington catastrophes such as the Bush Treasury Department aren't the only reason, either. "Obama’s more... More »

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Barack Obama • CEO • Henry Paulson • business • Eric Schmidt • Terry McAuliffe • Robert Rubin • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet

Clinton Gives Obama High Marks, Blasts Bush

Bill Clinton praises Obama, urges him not to get depressing

Feb 20, 09 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Bill Clinton knows a thing or two about dealing with recalcitrant Republicans, and he has some advice for President Obama: "It takes two to tango." The ex-president tells ABC News he gives Obama an “A” for his performance so far, along with a warning about appearances.... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • secretary of State • Bill Clinton • economic stimulus package • George W. Bush • former presidents • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet

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