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*Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, who had taken herself out of consideration for a Cabinet selection, now seems to be a top choice to be the HHS secretary. Polling sponsored by the Daily Kos had shown her with early leads in a potential 2010 Senate race, though she had not reached 50 percent against two potential rivals for the open seat.

*Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will announce a new approach to addressing the financial industry crisis Tuesday, one that may not require that much new money. Bloomberg: "They include a new round of injections of taxpayer funds into banks, targeted at firms identified by regulators as most in need of new capital, people briefed on the matter said. A Federal Reserve program designed to spur consumer and small-business loans will be expanded, possibly to include real-estate assets, they said."