<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Kathleen Sebelius: News &amp; Videos about Kathleen Sebelius - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Kathleen_Sebelius</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Kathleen Sebelius from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:23:57 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Kathleen Sebelius: News &amp; Videos about Kathleen Sebelius - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/HEALTH/11/19/mammogram.guidelines.insurance/tztop.mammo.cnn.jpg</url><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Kathleen_Sebelius</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Kathleen Sebelius from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>'I want my mammograms!'</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/19/mammogram.guidelines.insurance/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/19/mammogram.guidelines.insurance/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A government task force says women in their 40s don't need annual mammograms, but Sara Fought would beg to differ: She says she's alive today because a routine mammogram found cancer when she was 42.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:54:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Who decides about mammograms? Inside the task force</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/19/breast.cancer.task.force.uspstf/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/19/breast.cancer.task.force.uspstf/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Breast cancer surgeons, cancer organizations and even the White House are expressing concern about new screening recommendations issued by the United States Preventive Services Task Force.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:41:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. health chief: No change on mammogram policy</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/18/mammogram.guidelines/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/18/mammogram.guidelines/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A federal advisory board's recommendation that women in their 40s should avoid routine mammograms is not government policy and has caused "a great deal of confusion," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Shipments of H1N1 flu vaccine leave factories</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/29/first.h1n1.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/29/first.h1n1.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>At least three of the four makers of H1N1 vaccine have begun shipping their products, their representatives told CNN Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sebelius: More than enough H1N1 vaccine in United States</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/24/enough.vaccine.sebelius/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/24/enough.vaccine.sebelius/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>There will be more than enough doses of the H1N1 vaccine to go around in the United States, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: Swine flu could cause up to 90,000 U.S. deaths</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/24/us.swine.flu.projections/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/24/us.swine.flu.projections/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The H1N1 flu virus could cause up to 90,000 U.S. deaths, mainly among children and young adults, if it resurges this fall as expected, according to a report released Monday by a presidential advisory panel.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama administration urges employer flexibility in H1N1 fight</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/19/employers.h1n1/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/19/employers.h1n1/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Obama administration Wednesday urged employers to adopt "flexible and non-punitive" sick-leave policies as it released new guidelines for containing the spread of the H1N1 virus in the coming flu season.</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: Obama team flip-flops are showing</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/21/navarrette.democrats.health/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/21/navarrette.democrats.health/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>In order to diagnose what ails President Obama's push for health care reform, we need less heated rhetoric and more "Cool Hand Luke."</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>White House may push through health care without Republicans</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/19/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/19/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Obama administration is looking hard at pushing through a health care reform bill without Republican backing, top Democrats close to the White House have told CNN.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>White House may push health care without GOP</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/19/news/economy/health_care_republicans.cnnw/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/19/news/economy/health_care_republicans.cnnw/index.htm</guid><description>The Obama administration is looking hard at pushing through a health-care reform bill without Republican backing, top Democrats close to the White House have told CNN.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Senator says he asked Obama to back off public insurance option</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/18/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/18/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The lead Republican senator in bipartisan health care negotiations said Tuesday that he urged President Obama this month to make clear he would accept a bill without a government-funded public insurance option.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Paying for health care: Wealth tax is 'legitimate'</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/19/news/economy/healthcare_tax.cnnw/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/19/news/economy/healthcare_tax.cnnw/index.htm</guid><description>More work is needed on proposed health care reform legislation to ensure that whatever bill eventually gets passed by Congress is budget neutral, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Sunday.</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sebelius: Possible tax on rich for healthcare</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/19/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/19/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>More work is needed on proposed health care legislation to make sure that it doesn't add to the budget deficit, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Sunday.</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: Health care can't wait</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/15/sebelius.health.reform/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/15/sebelius.health.reform/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Today in Washington, some politicians like to suggest that the many challenges we face as a nation mean we shouldn't tackle health care reform.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>States told to prepare for worst-case swine flu scenario</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/09/obama.swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/09/obama.swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told government leaders at a swine flu preparedness summit Thursday that a vaccine to fight the H1N1 virus should be ready for distribution in mid-October.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Feds outline new food-safety initiatives</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/07/food.safety.eggs/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/07/food.safety.eggs/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Top Obama administration officials outlined several new initiatives to safeguard the country's food supply Tuesday, saying the recent spate of food-borne illnesses is unacceptable.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Abortion provider had guards at work, 'rigorous' security at home</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/01/tiller.profile/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/01/tiller.profile/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Dr. George Tiller knew that violence could come at any moment. 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And Sunday morning TV junkies saw the return of a term of Clinton-era lore: "The Full Ginsburg."</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 17:31:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sebelius sworn in as Health and Human Services secretary</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/28/sebelius.confirmation/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/28/sebelius.confirmation/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius was sworn in Tuesday night as secretary of Health and Human Services.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama challenges Cabinet to cut $100 million in expenses</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/20/obama.cabinet.cuts/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/20/obama.cabinet.cuts/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>President Obama on Monday gathered together every confirmed member of his Cabinet for the first time as president and challenged them to cut $100 million in the next 90 days.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dems could use controversial 'fast track' for Obama legislation</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/01/budget/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/01/budget/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A key Democratic senator said Tuesday that he's not ruling out a controversial budget procedure to speed passage of President Obama's health care and global warming legislation.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sebelius confirmation hearings open on Capitol Hill</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/31/sebelius.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/31/sebelius.hearing/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius pledged swift action on the burgeoning U.S. health-care crisis during her Health and Human Services confirmation hearing Tuesday, arguing that "action is not a choice. 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Kathleen Sebelius' experience working with both Democrats and Republicans in her home state could be an asset to President Obama as he embarks on an effort at bipartisanship in reforming health care.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Abortion, not resume, could dominate Sebelius confirmation</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/02/sebelius.abortion.fight/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/02/sebelius.abortion.fight/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The congressional showdown over Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' nomination to President Obama's Cabinet may focus less on her qualifications than on the issue of abortion, analysts said.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:11:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama taps Sebelius, DeParle for health posts</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/02/sebelius.hhs/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/02/sebelius.hhs/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>President Obama announced his choices for two key health care positions on Monday, tapping Kansas Gov. 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Kathleen Sebelius to be his nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, according to two White House officials.</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:11:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Officials: Sebelius in lead for Health and Human Services post</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/18/cabinet.sebelius/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/18/cabinet.sebelius/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is a leading contender to become the next secretary of the Health and Human Services department, two senior administration officials told CNN. 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Arnold Schwarzenegger issued 10,000 layoff notices Tuesday, affecting a wide spectrum of state employees and aimed at dealing with the state's budget crisis, a spokesman said.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Who should be VP? CNN.com readers' passionate picks</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/06/vice.president.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/06/vice.president.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>With Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and Republic Sen. 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Kathleen Sebelius called for "a new course" for the nation on Monday, saying Americans "have no more patience with divisive politics" and urging President Bush to join "the vast majority of Americans" to make needed change.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:54:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Dems tap Kansas governor for State of the Union response</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/28/sebelius.response/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/28/sebelius.response/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius will deliver the Democratic response to President Bush's final State of the Union address - a marquee assignment for a woman who leads a state with fewer than 2 million voters.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush visits Kansas town flattened by tornado</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/09/kansas.bush/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/09/kansas.bush/index.html</guid><description>Standing in a muddy lot, President Bush sought to bring comfort to the residents of tornado-ravaged Greensburg, Kansas, on Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 13:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mayor: Flattened town will be rebuilt 'brand new'</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/05/08/kansas.weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/05/08/kansas.weather/index.html</guid><description>The mayor of this western Kansas town -- razed by a massive tornado that killed 10 people -- vowed Tuesday that Greensburg's 1,600 residents will band together to build "a brand-new town."</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 16:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Greensburg focuses on rebuilding</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/05/07/severe.weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/05/07/severe.weather/index.html</guid><description>Federal officials arrived Monday in ravaged Greensburg to survey the damage caused by the weekend's tornado-packed storms.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 10:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>America's 5 best governors</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/14/governors.tm/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/14/governors.tm/index.html</guid><description>When it comes to raw political talent, there's not a Bill Clinton in this group. 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