OntheRecordwithGretaVanSusteren http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/17455/all en Media Hails Senate Confirmation of Health Secretary to Combat Swine Flu; Downplays to Her Late-Term Abortion Support http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/media-hails-senate-confirmation-health-secretary-combat-swine-flu-downplays-her-late-term-a <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/iris-somberg">Iris Somberg</a> </div> </div> </div> <p >As Kathleen Sebelius was sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services on April 28, the media continued its <a href="http://cultureandmediainstitute.org/articles/2009/20090304114612.aspx" />biased coverage</a> of her controversial appointment. News outlets ignored the reason GOP senators had delayed her confirmation – her pro-abortion extremism – and focused instead on the importance of having the Secretary in place to combat swine flu. </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/media-hails-senate-confirmation-health-secretary-combat-swine-flu-downplays-her-late-term-a" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Culture Education Abortion AndersonCooper BarackObama cbs CenterforDiseaseControl CNN DonnaShalala EarlyShow EdHenry HealthandHumanServices HomelandSecurity JonathanAllen KathleenSebelius LosAngelesTimes OntheRecordwithGretaVanSusteren SamBrownback SwineFlu TheNewYorkTimes WashingtonPost Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0000 admin 28699 at http://archive2.mrc.org