White House says rethinking strategy for Surgeon General nominee

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White House says rethinking strategy for Surgeon General nominee

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/white-house-says-rethinking-strategy-surgeon-general-nominee-152757023--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KE2HTPfM6jUCZjf_dEbGIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-03-18T152757Z_1_CBREA2H16YN00_RTROPTP_2_USA-HEALTHCARE-SURGEONGENERAL-OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of Doctor Murthy standing outside the Supreme Court during the first day of legal arguments over the Affordable Care Act in Washington" align="left" title="File photo of Doctor Murthy standing outside the Supreme Court during the first day of legal arguments over the Affordable Care Act in Washington" border="0" /></a>By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Monday said it would shift its strategy for winning Senate confirmation of its choice for the next U.S. surgeon general after President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats helped sink another of his nominees this month. White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters the administration expects Vivek Hallegere Murthy, the head of a doctors group, to eventually be confirmed by the U.S. Senate and is not reconsidering withdrawing Murthy's nomination for the top health post. Earlier this month, seven Democrats broke ranks and joined Republicans to block the nomination of lawyer Debo Adegbile to head the Justice Department's civil rights division. Murthy's appointment passed a key Senate panel with bipartisan support.</p><br clear="all"/>

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