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Sanjay Gupta for surgeon general?
the-reaction.blogspot.com - 1/9/2009
Sanjay Gupta for surgeon general?
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By Michael J.W. Stickings The WaPo's Howard Kurtz is reporting that Obama has asked celebrity tele-Dr. Sanjay Gupta, he of CNN and CBS fame, to be the new surgeon general. Now, I'm in no position to question Gupta's abilities as a neurosurgeon or otherwise his medical qualifications. He ...
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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CNN’s Sanjay Gupta Is Approached for Surgeon General Job
nytimes.com - 1/7/2009
CNN’s Sanjay Gupta Is Approached for Surgeon General Job
— nytimes.com — Dr. Gupta is a medical correspondent for the news network and a neurosurgeon. >... (more) CNN’s Sanjay Gupta Is Approached for Surgeon General Job

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The Moderate Voice:  Sanjay Gupta, Big Pharma Flack

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Sanjay Gupta, Big Pharma Flack
The Moderate Voice — ... As I wrote on Tuesday, when the story broke, Dr. Gupta “seems to be very much a part of, as well as a defender of, the status quo, namely, the corporatized health care system controlled by Big Pharma and the HMOs.” ...

Benjamin is No Gupta (and That’s a Very Good Thing)
The Moderate Voice — ... At the very least, she’s no Sanjay Gupta, the CNN celebrity doctor who shills for Big Pharma and promotes the interests of the profit-driven medical establishment, a flack whom I wrote about here, ...

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Sanjay Gupta, Big Pharma flack
the-reaction.blogspot.com 1/9/2009 — By Michael J.W. Stickings I'm still not sold on Sanjay Gupta for surgeon general. In fact, the more I think about it, the more I dislike the very idea of putting Gupta in charge of public health. As I wrote on Tuesday , when the story broke, Dr. ...
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nytimes.com 3/6/2009 — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, wants to spend more time with his family and continue practicing medicine, according to CNN. >
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