WASHINGTON (AP) — Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius says she has had no conversations with President Barack Obama about possibly joining his Cabinet as health secretary.
Sebelius (seh-BEEL’-yuhs) was in Washington on Sunday for the winter meetings of the National Governors Association.
Administration officials have said she is near the top of the list of people being considered to run the Health and Human Service Department. But Sebelius tells Read the rest of this entry »

Associated Press – February 7, 2009 10:13 PM ET
WASHINGTON (AP) – A senior Obama administration official says Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is very near the top of the list of possible nominees to be health secretary.
The White House says no decision has been made and the official says no announcement is imminent.
The president’s first nominee for the job, former Sen. Tom Daschle, abruptly withdrew his name in a tax scandal, leaving the administration Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, mentioned as a top candidate for health secretary, said Sunday she has not talked with President Barack Obama about joining his Cabinet.
“There really isn’t anything to tell. I haven’t had any meetings about the position,” Sebelius, 60, said in an interview with The Associated Press during the winter meeting of the National Governors Association.
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Daschle Exit Leaves Void Sebelius, McClellan May Fill (Update1)
Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) — President
as his
candidate to overhaul U.S. health care.
None carry the political influence of Daschle, 61, the
former Senate majority leader who dropped from consideration
today after admitting errors on his U.S. taxes. Daschle’s
combination of political clout and health-care expertise (he
wrote a book on changing the system) was considered critical to
the Read the rest of this entry »

According to sources close to the selection process, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, was on the short list for Department of Health and Human Services' top position from the very beginning. Now that former Sen. Tom Daschle's withdrawal amid an admission he had not paid taxes on a car and driver leaves the spot vacant again,
that Sebelius is again on the top of the list.
But what do we know about Gov. Sebelius? And does she have the requisite Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius was very near the top of President Barack Obama’s list of candidates to head the Health and Human Services Department, a senior administration official said Saturday.
The source, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss private administration deliberations, said no decision was imminent and that other candidates remain in the mix. But the official added the former Kansas insurance commissioner Read the rest of this entry »

Kathleen Sebelius (D-Kan.) the Governor of Kansas, was once considered to be on the short list for nomination to a position in Obama's Cabinet, before she officially withdrew her name from consideration on December 6, 2008. Following Bill Richardson's withdrawal as Obama's nomination for Secretary of Commerce, there was media speculation that Sebelius would be chosen as the new nominee.Through a spokesperson, Sebelius reiterated her earlier Read the rest of this entry »

Gov. Sebelius, Kansas GOP fight over health care
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Kathleen Sebelius once called on lawmakers to bring health coverage to all Kansas residents. Legislators largely ignored her. The Democrat has supported proposals to increase tobacco taxes to pay for health care initiatives. Lawmakers never seriously considered them.
Her record on health care is getting renewed attention because she’s viewed in Washington as a leading Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius has emerged as President Barack Obama’s top choice for health secretary, a key post in helping to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing Obama advisers.
Obama’s first pick for the job of secretary of health and human services, former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle, withdrew because of personal tax issues in a setback for the administration.
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If Gov. Kathleen Sebelius becomes President Barack Obama’s secretary of health and human services, she’ll be running into the toughest thicket of American politics — national health-care reform.
Is she tough enough to break through?
Her record in Kansas suggests that despite several attempts to broaden health insurance coverage, especially for children, she fell short primarily because of Republican opposition.
Members of Congress Read the rest of this entry »