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Does anyone know why Sanjay Gupta has withdrawn the Surgeon General Position?

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March 05, 2009 11:58 PM | view on twitter
The Obama administration confirmed that Gupta, a neurosurgeon, had taken himself out of the running because he wants to focus on his medical career and spend more time with his family.
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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iK-HcHUUvd-qrIKL6P_w8NTb2...


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March 06, 2009 12:45 AM | view on twitter
Because of the pay-cut he would have to take and the fact that he might be reporting to two high-level bosses (health secretary and the head of the new White House Office of Health Reform)
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/05/gupta-withdraws-con...


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March 06, 2009 01:15 AM
He just doesn't want to - he thinks that the job he has is better.

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