Obama Appoints Vilsack to Agriculture, Salazar to Interior

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…