Bush taps Allen
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
President Bush selects HHS Deputy Secretary Claude Allen as Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, outgoing HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson announces Jan. 6. Allen had been considered as a possible successor to Thompson before the President nominated former Utah Gov. Michael Leavitt last month (1"The Tan Sheet" Dec. 20, 2004, p. 3). Leavitt's Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing is scheduled for Jan. 19 at 2 pm...