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Obama Appoints Vilsack to Agriculture, Salazar to Interior

By | 12.17.08 | 12:39 pm

Keeping his presser-a-day streak alive, this morning President-elect Barack Obama filled two more cabinet slots, nominating former Gov. Tom Vilsack (D-Iowa) as secretary of agriculture and Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Col.) as secretary of the interior.

A month ago, Vilsack was considered the front-runner for the agriculture position, but in More…

Salazar to Lead Scandal-Ridden Interior Dept.

By | 12.16.08 | 11:07 am

Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Col.) has accepted President-elect Barack Obama’s offer to become the next secretary of the interior, The Colorado Independent reports.

Salazar, a centrist first-term senator, will take the helm of a department that was rocked this year by a sex, cocaine and bribery scandal. Cleaning up More…