President Obama selects Alabama doctor as next Surgeon General

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:Regina Benjamin poses for a portrait in the waiting room at her temporary clinic in Bayou La Batre, Ala., in 2008. (AP Photo/The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Bill Starling) h/t New York TimesFrom the White House blog Dr. Regina Benjamin: Nominee for Surgeon General: The President announced his nominee for the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin, today at the White House. Dr. Benjamin has an extensive and distinguished career in medicine. She is th