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Obama considering CNN's Gupta as surgeon general

 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama has asked neurosurgeon and CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta to be surgeon general, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. (link)

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