Bush taps Leavitt for Health and Human Services
President Bush selects Utah governor and former EPA head Michael Leavitt to lead HHS. if confirmed, he would oversee Medicare Medicaid programs facing potential cuts amid deficits and rising costs. The choice follows lengthy service as governor and ties to the Leavitt Group family firm.
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Leavitt Nominated for Cabinet by Bush
President Bush nominates Michael Leavitt EPA chief to lead Health and Human Services. Leavitt, 53, has served as Utah governor 1993 2003 and leads The Leavitt Group. John Walters will stay as drug policy director. Kerik resigns as homeland security head amid nanny disclosure. successors discussed include Asa Hutchinson and Fran Townsend.
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Homeland Security Department
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Asa Hutchinson
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Transportation and Border Security
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Fran Townsend
Kerik's nanny affair claims add to Homeland Security scrutiny
Bernard Kerik faces a string of alleged improprieties as he pursued the post of Homeland Security secretary. Reports cite overlapping affairs with Judith Regan, publisher of his memoir, and a city corrections officer, plus unreported gifts. Questions also arise about stock windfalls and ties to a New Jersey construction company suspected of mob connections.
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Kerik
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