President Obama will name former White House official Ron Klain to serve as a so-called "Ebola czar" to oversee the government's handling of the virus, CBS News confirms. Klain, who previously served as chief of staff for Vice President Joe Biden and
Opinion. U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) (R) talks to Ron Klain (L), then-Chief of Staff for U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, outside of the senate Democrats' weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, in this
President Obama has asked Ron Klain to coordinate the government's comprehensive response to Ebola. He will report to the President Obama's Homeland Security Advisor Lisa Monaco and his National Security Advisor
Opinion. U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) (R) talks to Ron Klain (L), then-Chief of Staff for U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, outside of the senate Democrats' weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, in this
So does it matter that Ron Klain, the person just named to get the potential Ebola pandemic under control, isn't a doctor or a scientist with specialized knowledge of infectious disease? Not really. Multiple government agencies are dealing with this