Published 1/21/2009
at L.A. Times - Politics
Steven Chu, Arne Duncan and Janet Napolitano are among those getting voice-vote approval. Votes are postponed on Hillary Clinton as secretary of State, as well as on Daschle, Geithner and Solis.
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The Senate, acting within hours of President Obama's inauguration, confirmed six of his Cabinet secretaries and his budget director Tuesday, but postponed for one day a vote on the nomination of Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of State.
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