Date: 1/7/2009 By LAURAN NEERGAARDAP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama’s reported choice for surgeon general, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, could bring a dose of star power to a job that hasn’t had that much clout in…
Daschle to take health post, another familiar face
Date: 11/19/2008 By KEVIN FREKINGAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ Barack Obama is enlisting former Senate leader Tom Daschle as his health secretary, embracing a third Washington insider in the early stages of Cabinet-building by the president-elect who promised change.…