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Richardson Replacement Found... with Condition

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Submitted by IceCreamYou on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 5:32pm
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Republican Senator Judd Gregg has been chosen to replace Governor Bill Richardson as Commerce Secretary.  (You'll recall that Richardson stepped down amid an apparent controversy over preferring certain companies in state contracts.)  However, the New Hampshire governor, who would appoint Gregg's replacement, is a Democrat, and so Gregg leaving the senate would probably mean that Democrats would have all 60 votes needed to overcome a Republican filibuster.  Because of this, Gregg has reached an agreement with Governor John Lynch and senate leaders that a Republican replacement will be chosen.

Obama Discusses Richardson Appointment

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Submitted by greenhattedamigo on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 7:40pm
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Obama Names Richardson as Commerce Secretary

Following Monday's announcements that Sen. Hillary Clinton has been officially named Secretary of State, and that Robert Gates will remain head of the Department of Defense, President-Elect Barack Obama formally announced Wednesday that Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico and former Ambassador to the UN under President Clinton, will serve as Secretary of Commerce.

Obama appoints Secretaries

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Submitted by IceCreamYou on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 10:35pm
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It's true: Senator Hillary Clinton will be Obama's new Secretary of State, Timothy Geithner will be the Secretary of the Treasury, and Governor Bill Richardson will be the Secretary of Commerce.  There are also unconfirmed rumors that Gen. Robert Gates will stay on as Secretary of Defense.

Geithner is a highly qualified economic authority who is president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and was a central player in this year's financial rescue plans.  We all know Clinton, and Richardson is the Governor of New Mexico with enormous experience.

Congratulations, all.  Obama's cabinet is certainly shaping up to be a powerful one, for better or worse.

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