secretary
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A former Biden Cabinet secretary, state attorney general and longtime congressman from Los Angeles, Becerra had been wallowing in the low single-digits in public opinion polls less than three months ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Alongside the guitar is a copy of the Declaration of Independence, annotated by John McKesson, secretary of New York’s Fourth Provincial Congress, in the days following July 4, 1776.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
For nine months, we have repeatedly asked the home secretary for an interview to discuss what we had found.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“The markets are not working on their own in order to get the scale that we’re delivering,” the U.K. business secretary said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Ellsberg, who was heading home for a short leave, got up and followed the secretary to the back of the plane.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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