Three’s Commerce: Obama Taps Locke
February 26th, 2009
President Obama this morning made his third — and he hopes final — choice for Commerce secretary, nominating former Washington Governor Gary Locke for the post.
“Now I’m sure it’s not lost on anyone that we’ve tried this a couple of times,” Obama acknowledged. “But I’m big believer in keeping at something until you get it right. And Gary is the right man for this job.”
The president played up Locke’s family’s immigrant Read more…