Here is one:
"Sally Jewell cleared her first hurdle. Only three of the panel’s 22 members opposed the nomination."
"Sally Jewell wins confirmation as interior secretary" April 11, 2013
WASHINGTON — Sally Jewell, chief executive of outdoor retailer Recreational Equipment Inc., won easy Senate confirmation Wednesday to be the nation’s next interior secretary.
The Senate approved her nomination 87 to 11, with all the no votes coming from Republicans. Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, was among those who opposed Jewell....
See: Mitch McConnell is a Misogynist
I guess he really is.
One of the first challenges Jewell will face is a proposed rule requiring companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands to publicly disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations.
The administration proposed a draft ‘‘fracking’’ rule last year, but twice has delayed a final rule amid complaints by the oil and gas industry that the original proposal was too burdensome. A new draft is expected this spring....
Did you know fracking causes flatulence as well as earthquakes?
Obama said in a statement Tuesday that Jewell’s extensive business experience — including her work as a petroleum engineer — and her longtime commitment to conservation made her the right person for the job....
Jewell, 57, of Seattle, also was a banker before taking over Kent, Wash.-based REI in 2005.
No wonder she breezed through her confirmation.
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Related: CEO of outdoors giant REI visits Boston, talks sport
Then she must be cool.
The Jewell Inside the Obama Administration
Also see:
"Obama to name first female director of Secret Service" by Julie Pace | Associated Press, March 26, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will appoint veteran Secret Service agent Julia Pierson as the agency’s first female director, a White House official said, signaling his desire to change the culture at the male-dominated service, which has been marred by scandal.
Pierson, who most recently served as Secret Service chief of staff, will take over the top job from Mark Sullivan, who announced his retirement last month. The agency faced intense criticism during Sullivan’s tenure for a prostitution scandal during preparations for Obama’s trip to Cartagena, Colombia, last year.
Related: Attempted Assassination of Obama in Florida
They already fell down on the job?
The incident raised questions within the agency — as well as at the White House and on Capitol Hill — about the culture, particularly during foreign travel. In addition to protecting the president, the Secret Service also investigates financial crimes....
Maybe they should be doing more of that!
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I sure hope he chose her based on qualifications and not something else.
Related:
The Kerry Confirmation
Nominated For Your Consideration: Hamstrung Hagel
Nominated For Your Consideration: On Drones Brennan Confirmation
Backtracking on Brennan
Nominated For Your Consideration: Lew Sails Through Senate
Obama's Second-String Nominations
Obama Whitewashes the SEC
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