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Sources: CNN's Gupta approached for surgeon general
The Obama administration approached Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, about becoming U.S. surgeon general, according to sources inside the transition and at CNN.
Obama will ban earmarks from stimulus bill
Members of Congress won't be allowed to slip earmarks into the economic recovery package Congress will soon take up, President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday.
Troops won't get Purple Heart for stress disorder
The Purple Heart medal, awarded to service members who have been physically wounded in combat, will not be given for a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, a Pentagon statement said.
Feinstein says Burris should get Senate seat
Roland Burris headed to the Capitol on Tuesday, where he was expected to be denied entry to the Senate chambers as he tried to claim the seat once held by President-elect Barack Obama.
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