Harold Ford An Unlikely Pick For Commerce

By Kleinheider Posted on February 23, 2009 at 4:23 pm

Because the AP says someone else has been chosen:

Former Washington Gov. Gary Locke is President Obama’s latest choice (#3) to head the Commerce Department, a senior administration official tells The Associated Press.

That would make Locke the second high-ranking Asian American in the Obama administration; the other is Energy Secretary Steven Chu. When elected in 1996, Locke became the first Chinese-American governor. He served two terms, which ended in 2005.

Junior had previously been bandied about as a possible pick for the cabinet position.

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Commerce Secretary Speculation Surrounds Junior

By Kleinheider Posted on February 14, 2009 at 12:34 pm

Harold Ford, Jr.’s name is again among those being bandied about for the cabinet position and sources have made clear he has no “Merrill” problem:

Ford’s folks tell me that he never received a bonus in his time at Merrill Lynch nor was he involved in developing or selling anything having to do with mortgage securities. Ford’s job was simply business development and advising clients on domestic or int’l issues. Bottom line: no one close to Ford believes he has a Merrill problem.

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