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March 6, 2009

Gupta Withdraws Candidacy for US Surgeon General
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And the CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta has withdrawn his
candidacy to become the next US Surgeon General. Gupta’s nomination had
been rumored for the past two months. Gupta says he made the decision
based on wanting to spend more time with his family. His potential
candidacy had come under increasing opposition from groups opposed to
his reporting that panned government-run healthcare.



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