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Obama Picks Antismoking Advocate to Be HHS Deputy
Jane Zhang reports on health care. President-elect Barack Obama said he will nominate William Corr , who has long advocated reducing tobacco use, as deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Corr is the executive director at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and until September was a registered lobbyist for the antismoking group. Among other things, he lobbied Congress to give the Food and Drug Administration, an HHS agency, the authority to regulate tobacco. A ...
Mr. Geoghegan Goes to Washington
Mr. Geoghegan Goes to Washington
thegspot.typepad.com — By Kathy G.By now you've probably heard the news. Tom Geoghegan* -- author, labor lawyer, and all-round mensch -- is running for Congress. With Rahm Emanuel's departure to join Barack Obama's White House, his Congressional seat in Illinois's Fifth ... (more) Mr. Geoghegan Goes to Washington
Obama HHS deputy has recent lobbyist past - Chris Frates
politico.com — President-elect Barack Obama s pick for deputy secretary of Health and Human Services was an anti-tobacco lobbyist as recently as September, a vocation that at least rides the fine line of Obama s ethics principles. As a leader of the Obama HHS ... (more) Obama HHS deputy has recent lobbyist past - Chris Frates
On Health Reform Process, Daschle Demurs
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Buried in today's New York Times piece on Tom Daschle's confirmation hearing before the Senate health committee is a possible revelation on his plans for passing health care reform this year. Daschle, tapped by Barack Obama to head the health and ... (more) On Health Reform Process, Daschle Demurs
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Political Animal — ... , an adviser on technology issues during the campaign and longtime friend to the incoming president, to become the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. * Obama is going to nominate the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids' William Corr as deputy director of the Department of Health and Human Services. Good move. * Lt. Gen. Douglas E. Lute ...

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