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Surgeon general nominee Murthy’s prospects remain murky
President Barack Obama’s pick to be the country’s 19th surgeon general has waited more than a year for Senate confirmation. With Republicans set to take control of the Senate in 2015, Murthy’s last chance is the lame-duck session that’s slated to end Friday.
Murthy’s nomination has been hung up in part over comments he made before his nomination about considering gun violence a public health issue, provoking the wrath of the National Rifle Association. That made some Democrats hesitant to back his candidacy, especially before the midterm elections…Read More
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