Could Shutdown Skeletons Haunt Sylvia Burwell?

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Obama’s nominee to succeed Kathleen Sebelius played a key role in closing Washington’s monuments—a still-bitter issue for Republicans and their base.

Published Apr. 11 2014 2:55PM EDT

articles/2014/04/11/could-shutdown-skeletons-haunt-sylvia-burwell/140411-sylvia-burwell-jacobs-tease_cap7vl — Larry Downing/Reuters

The nomination of Sylvia Burwell to succeed Kathleen Sebelius as secretary of Health and Human Services could lead to the reopening of a fiercely divisive issue that dominated the news in the fall of 2013.

Ben Jacobs

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Could Shutdown Skeletons Haunt Sylvia Burwell?

Obama’s nominee to succeed Kathleen Sebelius played a key role in closing Washington’s monuments—a still-bitter issue for Republicans and their base.

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Ben Jacobs