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Sebelius, Locke sworn in, again

The Boston Globe 05/01/2009
Sebelius, Locke sworn in, again

Wrapping up a rather eventful day, President Obama presided this afternoon over the ceremonial swearing-ins for the final members of his cabinet, Kathleen Sebelius at health and human services and Gary Locke at commerce.

US Senate approves Locke as commerce secretary

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to approve the nomination of former Washington state Governor Gary Locke to be U.S. commerce secretary, putting a Chinese-American in the job for the first time.

Former Gov. Gary Locke likely pick for U.S. commerce secretary

Andrew Garber and Kristi Heim The Seattle Times 02/23/2009
Obama names Gary Locke Commerce secretary

WASHINGTON. - President Barack Obama has named former Washington Gov. Gary Locke as his next secretary of the Department of Commerce.

Former Gov. Gary Locke likely pick for U.S. commerce secretary

If former Gov. Gary Locke is formally nominated as U.S. commerce secretary, he would bring a squeaky-clean image and experience with global trade to a job that President Obama has found difficult to fill.