secretary
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The secretary downplayed last year’s measles outbreak in West Texas and promoted vitamin A, which is not a substitute for vaccination or a viable treatment.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
About the author: Chris Pilkerton is the assistant secretary for investment security at the U.S.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
“Road closures are a small price to pay for a much greater reward, for peace to return to the region,” said Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, a former Pakistan foreign secretary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
But shadow education secretary Laura Trott said the government must protect children from extreme and violent content and parents will "not forgive the continued delay".
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
In fact, when America went to war with Spain in 1898, after the sinking of the U.S. battleship Maine, Roosevelt left his job as assistant secretary of the Navy and helped form the 1st U.S.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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