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politico.com - 12/30/2008
Confirmation hearings set for Obama nominees
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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 Committee, announced Tuesday that his panel would ...
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/2/2009
Cabinet Confirmation Hearings Start Next Week
— thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — Worth watching: The lineup for Senate confirmation hearings of Obama's nominees firms up even more, and begins... within a week. (more) Cabinet Confirmation Hearings Start Next Week

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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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Obama Cabinet Confirmation Hearings Scheduled
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... Announcement from Sen. Kennedy: Jan. 8: Daschle for Health and Human Services Jan. 9: Hilda Solis for Labor Jan. 13: Duncan for Education       ...

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