Senate confirms top civil rights official at Justice DepartmentOctober 6th, 2009 Senate confirms civil rights official at JusticeWASHINGTON — The Senate voted 72-22 Tuesday to confirm Thomas Perez as the Justice Department's top civil rights official. Perez, who will lead the civil rights division, is the first senior Justice Department official to be confirmed since April.
White House: Iran confirms 3 missing American hikers are in custody; crossed border with IraqAugust 9th, 2009 White House: Iran confirms 3 US hikers in custodyWASHINGTON —The White House says Iran has confirmed it has three American hikers in custody. The Americans strayed into Iran while hiking in the mountains of Kurdish territory in neighboring Iraq.
White House confirms Obama's trip to Montana next weekAugust 7th, 2009 White House confirms Obama's MT tripHELENA, Mont. — The White House has confirmed that President Barack Obama will be in Bozeman, Montana, on Aug.
Senate confirms geneticist Francis Collins to lead NIHAugust 7th, 2009 Senate confirms new NIH directorWASHINGTON — The Senate on Friday confirmed Dr. Francis Collins, a scientist who helped unravel the human genetic code, as director of the National Institutes of Health.
Senate approves nomination of 2 top Interior officials overseeing land use policies.August 7th, 2009 Senate confirms 2 Interior officials.WASHINGTON — The Senate on Friday approved the nomination of two of President Barack Obama's top Interior Department officials to help oversee public land use policies. The senators, shortly before departing for their August recess, approved without dissent Bob Abbey as director of Interior's Bureau of Land Management and Wilma Lewis as assistant secretary for land and minerals management.
Senate confirms retired astronaut Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden as new NASA administratorJuly 16th, 2009 Senate confirms ex-astronaut Bolden to head NASAWASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed on Wednesday retired astronaut Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden as administrator of NASA, just in time for the space agency's 40th anniversary celebrations of man's first steps on the moon.
Senate confirms former Arizona official for top Federal Highway Administration postJuly 13th, 2009 Mendez confirmed for federal highway postPHOENIX — The U.S. Senate has confirmed Victor Mendez as the next administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.
Senate confirms Tim Roemer as new US ambassador to IndiaJuly 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama's nomination of former House of Representatives member Tim Roemer as the new US ambassador to India. Lawmakers approved Roemer's nomination Friday by unanimous consent, a parliamentary procedure that does not require a recorded vote.
Senate confirms California's Rep. Ellen Tauscher for State Department arms control postJune 26th, 2009 Calif. Rep. Tauscher gets State Department postWASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday approved the nomination of Rep. Ellen Tauscher, D-Calif., as undersecretary of state for arms control and international security.
Senate confirms 2 nominees for Federal Communications CommissionJune 26th, 2009 Senate confirms 2 for FCCWASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Julius Genachowski as head of the Federal Communications Commission and Robert McDowell for a second FCC term. McDowell is currently the only Republican on the five-seat commission, which has been operating with three commissioners.
Senate confirms former head of Fannie Mae to oversee government's $700B bank bailout programJune 20th, 2009 Former Fannie Mae head to take over bank bailoutWASHINGTON — Herbert Allison, the former head of troubled mortgage giant Fannie Mae, has been confirmed to oversee the government's $700 billion bank bailout program. The Senate voted Friday to confirm Allison as the Treasury Department's assistant secretary for financial stability.
Obama names House Republican to top Army postJune 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama nominated a Republican in the House of Representatives Tuesday to become the secretary of the Army. John M. McHugh has served as the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, and has served in Congress since 1993.
Senate panel approves Dr. Margaret Hamburg to head FDAMay 13th, 2009 Senate panel approves FDA nomineeWASHINGTON — A Senate panel has approved President Barack Obama's nominee to head the troubled Food and Drug Administration. The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approved Dr.
Senate confirms Obama's health secretary pick; swine flu prompts calls for quick voteApril 29th, 2009 Senate confirms health secretary nomineeWASHINGTON — Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius won Senate confirmation Tuesday as the nation's health and human services secretary, thrusting her into the middle of a public health emergency with the swine flu sickening dozens of Americans.
FEMA and immigration nominees to testify at Senate confirmation hearingsApril 22nd, 2009 Senate hears from FEMA and immigration nomineesWASHINGTON — The president's nominees to lead the nation's disaster response and immigration enforcement agencies are headed to Capitol Hill for confirmation hearings in the Senate. Federal Emergency Management Agency nominee Craig Fugate faces questions from the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about hurricane preparedness and response.
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