1.0 link 207043 <![CDATA[Charles Bolden, Obama's NASA Chief Pick]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/23/charles-bolden-obamas-pic_n_207043.html HOUSTON &mdash; The nation's turbulent space program will be run by one of its own, a calming well-liked former space shuttle commander.

President Barack Obama on Saturday chose retired astronaut Gen. Charles Bolden to lead NASA. He also named former NASA associate administrator Lori Garver as the agency's No. 2. If confirmed, Bolden, who has flown in space four times and was an assistant deputy administrator at one point, would be the agency's first black administrator.

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