1.0 link 148422 <![CDATA[Potential Obama Pick Arne Duncan Visits Washington]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/04/potential-obama-pick-arne_n_148422.html WASHINGTON &mdash; A potential education secretary, Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan, visited the Education Department Thursday morning on what he said was a purely social call.

Duncan chatted over coffee with outgoing Education Secretary Margaret Spellings. He said the visit had nothing to do with the possibility of being chosen to serve in President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet. Duncan is among a handful of names mentioned as likely candidates for the education post.

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