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Officials: Obama to tap Rep. Solis, Ron Kirk
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Contributor | Ashley |
Last Edited | Ashley Dec 18, 2008 01:00pm |
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Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
News Date | Thursday, December 18, 2008 07:40:00 PM UTC0:0 |
Description | CHICAGO -- Nearing completion of his Cabinet, Barack Obama has selected California Rep. Hilda Solis as his labor secretary and former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk as U.S. trade representative, officials said Thursday.
The president-elect planned to formally announce the Solis and Kirk selections soon, perhaps as early as Friday, along with that of Republican Rep. Ray LaHood of Illinois for transportation secretary.
On Thursday, Obama named three veteran regulators to help clean up financial debacles. Amid a year-old recession that's still deepening, Obama blamed much of the nation's economic troubles on government regulators who "dropped the ball," and he called for a return to ethics and tough enforcement. |
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