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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/2/2009
Cabinet Confirmation Hearings Start Next Week
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Worth watching: The lineup for Senate confirmation hearings of Obama's nominees firms up even more, and begins within a week.
politico.com - 12/30/2008
Confirmation hearings set for Obama nominees
— politico.com — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has scheduled several confirmation hearings in early January to help ensure Barack Obama's... Cabinet is in place soon after he is sworn into the White House. Kennedy, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions ... (more) Confirmation hearings set for Obama nominees

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briefingroom.thehill.com - 1/2/2009
Daschle, Solis, Duncan Hearings to Start Next Week
— briefingroom.thehill.com — Confirmation hearings will begin next week for President-elect Barack Obama's picks to run the departments of Health... and Human Services, Labor, and Education, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) announced today. None ... (more) Daschle, Solis, Duncan Hearings to Start Next Week

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news.yahoo.com - 1/2/2009
Holder only confirmation hold up (Politico)
— news.yahoo.com — Politico - Senate committee chairmen expect to begin confirmation hearings for Barack Obama's Cabinet picks shortly after... Congress returns to work next week, with only one — Attorney General nominee Eric Holder — expected to face any ... (more) Holder only confirmation hold up (Politico)

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Cabinet confirmation hearings to begin next week
Daily Kos — ... 10:00 AM Thursday, January 8, 2009: Confirmation Hearing for Secretary of Health and Human Services-Designate, Former Senate Majority Leader Thomas A. Daschle (D-S.D.) 9:30 AM Friday, January 9, 2009: Confirmation Hearing for Secretary of Labor-Designate, Rep. Hilda L. Solis (D-Calif.) 10:00 AM Tuesday, January 13, 2009: Confirmation Hearing for Secretary of Education-Designate, Mr. Arne Duncan And others from the New York Times: Dr. Steven Chu’s confirmation hearing to be Energy ...

TPM's Early Handicapping of the Obama Confirmation Hearings
TPMDC — ... Department of Veterans Affairs: Gen. Eric Shinseki will appear before the Senate veterans' affairs committee, led by Daniel Akaka (D-HI), on January 14. While the sorry state of veterans' health care is sure to prompt a spirited discussion of how Shinseki plans to ...

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HHS, Labor, Education hearings scheduled — First Read
From NBC's Ken Strickland and Domenico MontanaroThe confirmation hearings for President-elect Obama's picks for Health and Human Services, Labor and Education have been scheduled and will take place over the next two weeks. The Senate Health, ...