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Article: What does 2009 hold for families?(FAMILY)(ON THE FAMILY)(Column)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- January 4, 2009
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Byline: Cheryl Wetzstein, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
As 2009 gets under way, here are some family issues to watch.
* Obama administration leadership changes - President-elect Barack Obama already has announced his choice for health and human services secretary - former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, who is expected to become something of a health care czar. Other unnamed HHS appointees, however, likely will be the managers of the nation's bedrock family issues such as family planning, sex education, adoption, child welfare, child support, child care, Head Start and welfare programs. A big question is whether the Obama administration will renew - or ...