thehill.com - 2/9/2009
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is the latest lawmaker to back Howard Dean, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, for secretary of Health and Human Services. In a letter to President Obama that was released on Sunday, Sanders backed Dean, the former Vermont governor and ...
huffingtonpost.com - 2/5/2009
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huffingtonpost.com —
The idea of nominating Howard Dean to head
up the Department of Health and Human Services has...
the backing of at least one prominent national Democrat. Iowa Senator Tom Harkin, who endorsed Dean's presidential campaign in 2004 and is rumored to be in ...
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Sen. Harkin Backs Dean For HHS Secretary
facebook.com - 2/3/2009
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facebook.com —
Global Basic Info Type: Organizations - Political Organizations
Description: We support Gov. Howard Dean MD as the...
new Secretary of Health and Human Services. Given his medical background, his support across the country, his background working with ...
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Appoint Howard Dean to HHS!
deanforhhs.com - 2/9/2009
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deanforhhs.com —
Grassroots support for Dean for HHS is growing!
Now, let's take our campaign directly to President Obama...
and Members of Congress. It'll take only a few minutes of your time but will mean the world to this campaign. When you call, be sure to let them ...
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Howard Dean for Secretary of Health and Human Services
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Is Barack Obama Still Listening To People? Or Just Emanuel?
DownWithTyranny! —
... I don't know how you can say who's the very best member of Congress but I do know that if you had to make a list of half a dozen senators who live and breath representing working families first and foremost you couldn't do it without including Bernie Sanders. And today Bernie sent President Obama a letter asking him to appoint Dr. Dean. Here's what Senator Sanders had to say about it on ...
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Sister Toldjah —
Howard Dean for HHS?
Careful with that Ax, Rahm
Pundits Blog —
... that Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D), Obama's good friend, is the most likely pick. Dean's allies include Democratic Sens. Patrick Leahy of Vermont and Tom Harkin of Iowa, though some more centrist Democrats wonder if Dean could work with Republicans to shepherd healthcare reform through the Congress. Some of his supporters are furious and wonder how Dean — who led the party through capturing the House, Senate and White House during his four-year tenure — could be treated this way. Obama's campaign modeled itself after Dean's "50-State strategy" last year, pumping money ...
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hughhewitt.townhall.com 10/27/2008 — My friend and colleague Dean Barnett died today, and the world is a much poorer place for it. As anyone who listened to him on my radio show or read his work at Soxblog, here or at the Weekly Standard knows, and as everyone who had the great, great ...
Gupta Out? Howard Dean For Surgeon General!
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org 3/5/2009 — “ Rumor has it ” that Sanjay Gupta is out of the running to become the nation’s chief medical spokesperson. If a TV reporter-MD didn’t make the cut to be our next Surgeon General, then who can? Howard Dean!
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Why It Won't Be Howard Dean; Why That's Too Bad
blogs.tnr.com 2/7/2009 —
Howard Dean is probably not going to be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services.*
As best as I can tell, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is not about to let Dean in the same zip code, let alone the same branch of government. ...
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downwithtyranny.blogspot.com 2/6/2009 — The scream in the night rang out-- or could have-- from the West Wing and was very much savoured in the aeries and bunkers at 101 Constitution Avenue and up and down K Street. And no one had to guess from whose filthy moyl the geshray emanated. Rahm ...
Dean Allies Suspicious Of Surgeon General Leaks, See Politics At Play
huffingtonpost.com 3/9/2009 — Allies of Howard Dean are saying that recent leaks from the White House, in which anonymous officials suggest that the former DNC Chair is being considered for the post of Surgeon General, seem suspiciously-timed and politically motivated.
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