Published 2/12/2009
by rsinderbrand
at CNN Political Ticker
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Obama administration has offered the position of "drug czar” to Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske, a senior administration official confirmed to CNN Thursday.
Kerlikowske has accepted the nomination for the cabinet-level post, formally known as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the official said. His nomination is [...]
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