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Transition: Confirmation week

 

Published 1/12/2009 by Mark Murray at First Read

Will Bill Clinton come with Hillary for Day One of her confirmation hearing? The Senate is wondering. Here are some of the dates for the upcoming Senate confirmation hearings: -- Tuesday, Jan. 13, 10:00 am ET: Education: Arne Duncan (HELP Committee) -- Tuesday, Jan. 13: Energy Secretary: Steven Chu (Energy and Natural Resources Committee) -- Tuesday, Jan. 13, 10 am ET: HUD: Shaun Donovan (Banking Committee) -- Tuesday, Jan. 13, 9:30 am ET: State: Sen. Hillary Clinton (Foreign Relations Committee) -- Wednesday, Jan. 14: Veteran Affairs: Gen. Eric Shinseki (Veterans' Affairs Committee)  -- Thursday, Jan. 15: Interior: Sen. Ken Salazar (Energy and Natural Resources Committee) -- Thursday, Jan. 15: Attorney General: Eric Holder (Judiciary Committee) -- Thursday, Jan. 15: Homeland Security: Janet Napolitano (Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee) (tentative) -- Thursday, Jan. 15, 9:30 am: UN Ambassador: Susan Rice (Foreign Relations) ...( read more ) (link)

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