Commerce Secretary

Utility Executives: Unlikely Allies in Climate Fight

Brian Keane | Posted 08.28.2011

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New Commerce Secretary John Bryson will bring both private sector and environmental expertise to the administration. He faces the task of expanding U.S. exports and increasing competitiveness.

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GOP To Block Key Cabinet Official Over Free Trade Deals

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 08.21.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama’s nominee for Commerce Secretary came to Capitol Hill Tuesday for his first Senate nominations hearing—and be...

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Google CEO for Commerce Secretary? A Bad Idea

Jamie Court | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Eric Schmidt, Privacy, Commerce Secretary, Do Not Track, Google, Politics News

Why would the guy who created all of our online privacy problems be a good choice to head the federal agency responsible for developing and executing the Obama administration's online privacy policies?

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Obama Reportedly Considering Google CEO For Commerce Secretary

Businessweek | Hans Nichols | Posted 05.25.2011

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March 10 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama may look to the business community for his next secretary of Commerce with former Pfizer Inc. Chief Exe...

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The Commerce Secretary From Boeing

David Segal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boeing, Gary Locke, Washington State, Wto, 787 Jetliner, Commerce Secretary, World Trade Organization, Tax Cuts, Department of Commerce, States Rights, Trade Law, Tax Breaks, Airbus, Politics News

Former Washington governor Gary Locke has worked hard to minister to the needs of the hometown corporation. Since being appointed as commerce secretary, he has an even higher perch from which he can do so.

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Remembering Ron Brown and Crafting an Agenda of Sustainable Commerce

Jonathan Greenblatt | Posted 05.25.2011

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April 3rd is the anniversary of the death of Commerce Secretary Ronald H. Brown. If he stood among us, I believe he would espouse the power of responsible business.

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Senate Committee Unanimously Approves Locke For Commerce Secretary

AP | SHARON THEIMER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's nominee for commerce secretary will take a pay cut should he get the job. Gary Locke's income topped $1 mi...

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A More Perfecter Not-SOTU

Beau Friedlander | Posted 05.25.2011

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Some people say the automobile dates back to Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot's self-propelled three-wheeler in 1769. Last night, Obama said we invented the thin...

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Gary Locke: Commerce Secretary

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama and Vice President Biden introduced former Washington Gov. Gary Locke as Commerce Secretary nominee Wednesday. "I'm sure it's not lo...

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Secretary of Commerce Roland W. Burris

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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A political strategist described the Commerce Secretary as, in essence, a deal maker. Burris apparently tried to make a deal to get that senate seat. Perhaps he could try to make a few more deals on the public's behalf.

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The Best Cabinet Money Can't Buy

Will Durst | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Judd Gregg, Commerce Secretary, Barack Obama, Obama Cabinet Woes, Tim Geithner, Bill Richardson, Obama's Cabinet, Comedy News

Two Secretary of Commerce nominees have slunk away like hyenas chastised from a zebra carcass by a pride of dusty lionesses.

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Whom and What Do They Love More?

Judith Ellis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barack Obama, Commerce Secretary, Sen. Judd Gregg, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sen. John McCain, Sen. John Boehner, Economic Stimulus Package, Love, Politics News

Senator Judd Gregg withdrew his name from nomination as Commerce Secretary. I do not buy his reasons for withdrawing for one second. It appears that ...

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Advice to the President: Abolish the Commerce Department

Derek Shearer | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Commerce Department, where I once worked as Deputy Under Secretary, is a hodge podge of agencies with no central purpose.

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Gregg Mess: The GOP Is Back In Business

Michael Wolff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Assuming Judd Gregg has some reasonable level of professionalism and no lurking personal issues, then all that's left is that the Republicans got to him.

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Gregg's Jilting of Obama Epitomizes the GOP's Collapse

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 05.25.2011

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This should serve as Obama's final wake-up call. The notion that he can wave a magic wand and elicit cooperation from the GOP has been dispelled by events.

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Judd Gregg's Attempt to Grab Control Over Census Foiled... by HuffPo

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Do not believe for a moment that Judd Gregg withdrew his nomination because of the stimulus bill. He withdrew because control of the Census Bureau was withdrawn.

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I Hereby Nominate Myself for Commerce Secretary

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Judd Gregg, Commerce Secretary, Bill Richardson, Obama's Cabinet, Comedy News

I will be "the People's Commerce Secretary," since I have no formal education and I'm not clear on what the Commerce Secretary does.

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On Judd Gregg's Withdawal

Simon Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Judd Gregg fought hard to deny the Commerce Secretary the ability to use the latest techniques to ensure the most accurate Census count. We are glad to see Senator Gregg go.

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Why Judd Gregg's Change of Heart Was a Birthday Present to Lincoln's Protégé

Drew Westen | Posted 05.25.2011

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For years, Democrats have led Republicans in the polls on most of the issues tracked by pollsters except two: national defense and commerce. This administration has an historic chance of changing that.

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Judd Gregg Withdraws Commerce Secretary Nomination (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg has withdrawn his nomination to serve as President Obama's Commerce Secretary. Gregg cited "irresolvable conflicts" i...

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Judd Gregg To Control 2010 Census. And, Why Not Trade Lieberman for a New Hampshire Democrat?

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Judd Gregg, Joe Lieberman, Commerce Secretary, Census Bureau, Barack Obama, Obama's Cabinet, Politics News

Did we work so hard, raise so much money and spend so much time sleeping on floors and couches, to give a right wing conservative Republican control over the 2010 census?

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J. Bonnie Newman To Senate As Judd Gregg Replacement

The Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE 2/3: Democratic Gov. John Lynch has picked Republican Bonnie Newman to replace GOP Sen. Judd Gregg, President Barack Obama's nominee for commer...

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Judd Gregg's Replacement Has Democrats Worried

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democrats in Washington are concerned that should Sen. Judd Gregg be chosen as Commerce Secretary, New Hampshire's Democratic governor, John Lynch, wi...

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Congressional Black Caucus Lobbies Obama For Black Commerce Secretary

The Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Congressional Black Caucus is lobbying President Barack Obama to pick African-American technology executive John Thompson to be his commerce secre...

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Judd Gregg: Commerce Secretary

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: February 12, 4:20 PM ET: Judd Gregg has withdrawn his nomination to serve Commerce Secretary. From his statement: I want to thank the Presid...

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