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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 1/8/2009
Conyers opposes Gupta
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From NBC's Mike Viqueira Rep. John Conyers , Michigan Democrat and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, urging Obama not to tap Dr. Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General.  "[T]here are highly experienced medical professionals who question whether Dr. Gupta has the necessary experience or even the medical background to be in charge of some 6,000 physicians or more who work in the United States Public Health Service," Conyers wrote in an appeal for others to sign the letter. He also ...
huffingtonpost.com - 1/8/2009
Conyers: Obama Should Not Nominate Sanjay Gupta
— huffingtonpost.com — Rep. John Conyers, one of the most prominent Democrats in the House of Representatives, is publicly opposing... the nomination of Dr. Sanjay Gupta for Surgeon General. In a letter sent on Thursday, Conyers asked his Democratic colleagues to "join me ... (more) Conyers: Obama Should Not Nominate Sanjay Gupta

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thehill.com - 1/9/2009
Conyers’s opposition to Gupta is connected to Michael Moore
— thehill.com — Citing a lack of experience, Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) is leading an effort to thwart Barack... Obama’s expected nomination of CNN’s Sanjay Gupta to become surgeon general. But there are also indications that Conyers’s opposition is linked to a ... (more) Conyers’s opposition to Gupta is connected to Michael Moore

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blogs.abcnews.com - 1/8/2009
Conyers Vs. Gupta. Oh, It's On.
— blogs.abcnews.com — A "Dear Colleague" letter was sent from Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., chair of the House Judiciary Committee,... to other members of Congress to solicit signature for a letter to the President-elect protesting the notion of a Surgeon General Dr. Sanjay... (more) Conyers Vs. Gupta. Oh, It's On.

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Conyers calls out Gupta
Corrente — The full text: Dear Colleague, Please join me in signing a letter to President-Elect Barack Obama that Dr. Sunjay Gupta not be nominated for the post of Surgeon General. I join in opposition with respected Noble Peace Prize award wining economist Paul Krugman, who has very serious concerns with having Dr. Gupta be the nation's Surgeon General. (See January 6, 2009, New York Times Hosted Blog, "Conscience of a Liberal." Available at http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01....) Also, there are highly experienced ...

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