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Topeka— After weeks of speculation, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius announced Saturday she doesn’t want to be considered for a Cabinet position in President-elect Barack Obama’s administration. Sebelius said she made the decision because of the worsening budget problems facing Kansas. “The possibility of ...
SHOCKER: Sebelius removes name from Cabinet consideration
SHOCKER: Sebelius removes name from Cabinet consideration
primebuzz.kcstar.com — Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, who was a finalist for vice president last summer and under consideration for... several Cabinet pos Gov. Kathleen Sebelius ts in a Barack Obama administration, today withdrew her name from the selection process. The ... (more) SHOCKER: Sebelius removes name from Cabinet consideration
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Seblius Drops Out of Contention
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — After weeks of speculation, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) announced she doesn't want to be considered for a Cabinet position in President-elect Obama's administration "because of the worsening budget problems facing Kansas," reports the Lawrence Journal. ...

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TPM Election Central — ... Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, who endorsed Barack Obama in the run-up to Super Tuesday and helped deliver him a landslide win in her state's caucuses, has taken herself out of consideration for a cabinet post. Sebelius said she wanted to focus her time on solving Kansas' current fiscal crisis, but her decision has one other effect: It leaves her open and available for a possible run for Senate in 2010. ...

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