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How Overton got picked<\/h2>\n

The Trump administration wanted acting FDA Commissioner Kyle Diamantas to accept the job permanently. He declined, so they went with Heidi Overton, Daniel Payne and Chelsea Cirruzzo report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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