Third time lucky for Obama commerce secretary
26 February 2009
Eileen McDermott, New York
After Barack Obama’s second nominee for US commerce secretary – the Cabinet appointee in charge of regulating the USPTO – withdrew earlier this month, the role is now set to be filled by former Washington state governor and Davis Wright Tremaine partner Gary Locke
Obama originally nominated New Mexico governor Bill Richardson for the post, but Richardson withdrew in January amid controversy over government contracts his administration had awarded to one of his top financial supporters.
The president's second candidate, New Hampshire Republican Senator Judd Gregg, withdrew in mid-February, citing irreconcilable difference on policy issues. Gregg said: "I have found that on issues such as the stimulus package and the Census there are irresolvable conflicts for me. Prior to accepting this post, we had...
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