Senate confirms six Cabinet secretaries

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

WASHINGTON -- The Senate swiftly approved six members of President Barack Obama's Cabinet on Tuesday, but put off for a day the vote on his choice of Hillary Rodham Clinton to be secretary of state.

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