1.0 link 147972 <![CDATA[Obama names Gov. Richardson to head Commerce]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/03/obama-to-name-richardson-_n_147972.html CHICAGO &mdash; President-elect Barack Obama selected New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as his commerce secretary Wednesday, naming a prominent Hispanic to his new Cabinet and calling him a leading "economic diplomat for America" in troubled times.

Richardson's nomination brings to three the number of former campaign rivals Obama has welcomed to his team. Joe Biden is the vice president-elect, and Hillary Rodham Clinton will be the next secretary of state, pending confirmation by the Senate.

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