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The Obama administration is seeking to allay fear about Ebola in the United States, saying that despite some initial missteps the healthcare system is doing what needs to be done to prevent an outbreak.

"Our healthcare infrastructure in the United States is well-equipped to stop Ebola in its tracks," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, infectious diseases chief at the National Institutes of Health

While Attorney General Eric Holder had made clear that he wanted to leave the post before the end of Obama's second term, the announcement of his departure just before midterm elections took many by surprise and the timing could complicate the effort to replace him. Choosing a new attorney general and getting approval in a Senate confirmation hearing will be difficult for the White House.

PATRICK SHANAHAN’S decision to withdraw from consideration as defense secretary plunges the Pentagon into uncertainty just as tensions with Iran are spiking. It also reveals another case of bad judgment by President Trump, who chose to install as chief of the nation’s armed forces a man who had no record of military or government service but, it turns out, was trailed by a thick file of family