Obama names Ebola ‘czar’ as precautions expand

By Jim Kuhnhenn

Published October 17, 2014 6:16pm ET

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Obama names Ebola ‘czar’ as precautions expand — President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, in Washington. Obama signed an executive order to improve security measures for government credit and debit cards. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) | Evan Vucci

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama turned to a trusted adviser to lead the nation’s Ebola response on Friday as efforts to clamp down on any possible route of infection from three Texas cases expanded, reaching a cruise ship at sea and multiple airline flights.

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