Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, center left, and Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa. , right, meet with students before President Barack Obama's national broadcast address to students, at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, center left, and Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa. , right, meet with students before President Barack Obama's national broadcast address to students, at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.

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  3. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Gary Haynes (R) and Matt Cross (L) open boxes of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' as other books sit on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
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  7. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 24: Marlon Jackson attends the 4th Annual Thurgood Marshall College Fund Front Row Fashion Show at Roseland Ballroom on October 24, 2009 in New York City.
  8. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 24: Actress Sherri Shepherd makes her grand entrance during the 4th Annual Thurgood Marshall College Fund Front Row Fashion Show at Roseland Ballroom on October 24, 2009 in New York City.
  9. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 24: Actress Julissa Bermudez attends the 4th Annual Thurgood Marshall College Fund Front Row Fashion Show at Roseland Ballroom on October 24, 2009 in New York City.
  10. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 24: Model Naomi Campbell accepts her award during the 4th Annual Thurgood Marshall College Fund Front Row Fashion Show at Roseland Ballroom on October 24, 2009 in New York City.
  11. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 24: Model Naomi Campbell accepts her award during the 4th Annual Thurgood Marshall College Fund Front Row Fashion Show at Roseland Ballroom on October 24, 2009 in New York City.
  12. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 24: Model Naomi Campbell attends the 4th Annual Thurgood Marshall College Fund Front Row Fashion Show at Roseland Ballroom on October 24, 2009 in New York City.
  13. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 09: (L-R) U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA), Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC), Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius look on as President Barack Obama (C) signs a memorandum during an event in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building December 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama announced that nearly $600 million will be spent on the construction community health centers and transfer of medical records into digital form as part of the Recovery Act.
  14. U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius among lawmakers at a signing ceremony where $600 million was awarded to the construction and renovation of 85 community health centers and support the implementation of electronic health records, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House in Washington December 9, 2009.
  15. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 6: Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius (L) and Secretary of the Interior Kenneth L. Salazar (R) walk to a meeting with President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats on Capitol Hill December 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama traveled to Capitol Hill to speak with Senate Democrats while they consider their version of healthcare reform legislation.
  16. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Agriculture Secretary Ken Salazar, walk into the Senate Democratic caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009. The Senate is meeting in a rare Sunday session to debate health care overhaul.

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