04-28-2009, 10:22 PM
<b>Senate confirms health secretary nominee</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->WASHINGTON (AP) - Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has won Senate confirmation to serve as the nation's health and human services secretary.
<b>She already has a public health emergency on her hands with the swine flu sickening dozens of Americans</b>.
The 65-31 vote came after Democrats urged quick action so that <b>Sebelius could get to work leading the federal response to the flu outbreak</b>. Sixty votes in the 100-seat Senate were necessary for approval.
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<b>She already has a public health emergency on her hands with the swine flu sickening dozens of Americans</b>.
The 65-31 vote came after Democrats urged quick action so that <b>Sebelius could get to work leading the federal response to the flu outbreak</b>. Sixty votes in the 100-seat Senate were necessary for approval.
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