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President Obama has two vacant Cabinet positions, more at this point in his term than any other recent president.

Obama hasn't filled the top posts at the Commerce and Health and Human Services departments. The president has named candidates for those positions, but the Senate hasn't confirmed them.

President Clinton had two lingering Cabinet vacancies almost two months into his second term, but the Senate confirmed his pick for energy secretary on March 12, 1997. Clinton's other vacancy was for the labor secretary post, which the Senate filled on April 30 of that same year. Read full article »

CNN's Robert Yoon contributed to this report.

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