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As President Obama's health secretary, Kathleen Sebelius would manage an agency with a $700 billion budget. (Dick Whipple/Associated Press)

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Skills, Experience to be Tested at HHS
President Obama's poised to name Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as his nominee for health and human services, but her modest health care record in a Republican state concerns some.

Federal Eye: Challenges Await Sebelius at HHS

Controversy Over Sebelius Nomination

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Barack Obama won the Nov. 4, 2008, election's popular vote. He will be inaugurated as the 44th president on Jan. 20. Weeks are calculated from the Wednesday after the election to the following Tuesday.

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Former secretary of agriculture Dan Glickman offers his practical lessons of experience to Obama's cabinet members, who are facing a new reality weeks after taking charge of massive government agencies.

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