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March 3, 2017

Retired Neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson Sworn in as HUD Secretary
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Meanwhile, Dr. Ben Carson was sworn in Thursday as secretary of housing
and urban development. Senate confirmation of the retired neurosurgeon
and former Republican presidential candidate came on a vote of 58-41
earlier in the day. Dr. Carson has never been elected to any office and
has no experience heading a government bureaucracy.


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