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Duckworth nominated to VA post (AP)

February 3rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized

AP - Tammy Duckworth, the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs director, was nominated by President Barack Obama on Tuesday to serve as an assistant secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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