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Feb 2025
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RFK Jr.'s Nomination Just Got a Shot in ...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL & GIMLET
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Today, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cleared a major hurdle to becoming the nation's chief health officer. WSJ’s Liz Essley Whyte on Kennedy’s history and the heated lead-up to a full Senate vote.


Further Reading:

-RFK Jr. Clears Committee Vote, Putting Him on Track to Become Health Secretary 

-RFK Jr. Backs Vaccines and Trump’s Agenda in Senate Testimony 

-How RFK Jr. Transformed From Green Hero to Vaccine Skeptic 


Further Listening:

-Even Doctors Are Frustrated With Health Insurance 

-PepsiCo’s New Healthy Diet: More Potato Chips and Soda 


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