President Obama has announced three new cabinet appointments for departments under serious scrutiny.
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All three of these nominees will require Senate confirmation, and Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich explores what's ahead.
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Sylvia Matthews Burwell might want to consider making origami out of pink slips while she puts a new resume together if the sequestration goes on much longer.
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