HHS Secretary Thompson survives first cabinet reshuffling
Executive Summary
The cabinet changes announced by President Bush Nov. 15 suggest that HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson will be staying in place for the start of the second term. Thompson, who had been the subject of frequent speculation about his plans to leave the Administration, is now considered likely to stay on at least through the fiscal 2006 budget cycle and probably until the Medicare Rx implementation process is complete (1"The Pink Sheet" Nov. 8, 2004, p. 3)...
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