Movable Chairs: Who Stays and Who's Leaving the Obama Cabinet?
Senate confirms Chuck Hagel and Jack Lew nominations.
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Cabinet Shuffle - As President Obama moves into his second term, he is restocking his cabinet with choices that reflect his priorities and that will impact his legacy in such areas as foreign policy and the economy. – Joyce Jones (Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj)
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CONFIRMED: Jack Lew - White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Feb. 27 to succeed Timothy Geithner as treasury secretary. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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LEFT: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta - Leon Panetta has left the Pentagon now that Hagel has been confirmed.(Photo: Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images)
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LEFT: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton formally stepped down after the Senate confirmed John Kerry's nomination to succeed her.(Photo: Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images)
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LEAVING: Small Business Administration chief Karen Mills - SBA administrator Karen Mills announced her resignation on Feb. 11. She will stay on until a successor has been found and confirmed by the Senate. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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LEAVING: Energy Secretary Steven Chu - Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced on Feb. 1 that he will leave his post as soon as a successor has been confirmed. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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LEAVING: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood submitted his resignation to Obama on Jan. 29. Possible replacement: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, for whom transportation has been a priority in the seven-plus years he's been in office. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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LEAVING: United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk - United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced on Jan. 22 that his resigning his post, effective late February. (Photo: REUTERS/Tim Chong)
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LEAVING: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar resigned on Jan. 17 and will return to his home state of Colorado in March. Possible replacement: former North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan. (Photo: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
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STAYING: Education Secretary Arne Duncan - Education Secretary Arne Duncan will stay on for the president's second term. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)
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STAYING: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will serve a second term. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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STAYING: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano - DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano is staying on for a second term. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
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LEAVING: Labor Secretary Hilda Solis - Labor Secretary Hilda Solis was expected to stay on but after seeking the counsel of family and close friends she submitted her resignation on Jan. 9. (Photo: Joshua Roberts/Getty Images)
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LEAVING: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson - EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced on Dec. 27 that she is stepping down early next year, after four years marked by friction with industry, congressional lawmakers and at times even the White House. Possible replacement: EPA Deputy Administrator Robert Perciasepe. (Photo: Mike Theiler-Pool/Getty Images)
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STAYING: Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan - HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan will continue his role for a second term. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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