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On Friday, under fire from medical experts and several Republicans, Kennedy’s hand-picked CDC vaccine panel postponed a vote on whether to delay the newborn immunizations.

Harbaugh, with coaching in his DNA, had been hand-picked by legendary Raiders owner Al Davis and was determined to climb the ladder one rung at a time.

Many in the LegCo are known to be pro-Beijing since China passed a law that only "patriots" can be part of the legislature, while the Hong Kong government's chief executive is essentially hand-picked by Beijing.

In seven months at USC, he has completely revamped the front office operation with his hand-picked staff, repaired relationships with local coaches and power brokers and reinvigorated USC’s entire recruiting strategy.

For the past 18 years, customers chatted while they hand-picked their produce in front of the store, the small market providing a dwindling sense of community.