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Obama picks former Iowa governor for Agriculture Secretary

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday introduced former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as his nominee for secretary of Agriculture. He also tapped Senator Ken Salazar of Colorado to head the Interior Department. With Obama's intense focus on new or alternative energy sources, the two cabinet positions will probably carry unusual prominence, according to the New York Times.

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