By David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today turned in her resignation to President Barack Obama in a stunning shift in the continuing Obamacare saga. Sylvia Mathews Burwell, who heads the White House Office of Management and Budget, will be nominated to take her place, according to multiple White House sources. The White House press office announced Thursday night that he would announce the nomination at 11:00 a.m. Friday, a few hours before he departs for fundraisers, and a speech to Al Sharpton's National Action Network, in New York City. Sebelius was not expected to remain in the Obama administration through the end of the president's second term, and several news outlets reported late Thursday that a White House official said she told Obama in March that she would be ready to leave 'once open enrollment ended.'
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Obamacare quarterback leaves after informing Obama in March that she was ready to resign
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Sebelius claimed less than two weeks ago, however, that she would remain in her job at least through the November elections
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Move comes a week after president announced Obamacare had hit target of 7 million enrollees – without her by his side
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White House insists she wasn't forced out, but Republicans are set to exploit the nomination of her successor in an election year
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Sylvia Burwell, who leads White House Office of Management and Budget, will be nominated to take her place Friday morning
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