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December 19, 2008

Obama to Name Labor, Trade Selections
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President-elect Barack Obama is expected to announce his final cabinet
picks today. Aides say Obama has selected former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk
as US trade representative and Congress member Hilda Solis of California
as Labor Secretary. Kirk and Solis have been on different sides of the
trade debate. Solis has been a leading congressional voice for labor
rights. In Congress, she is a key backer of the Employee Free Choice
Act, which would remove barriers to unionizing workers.



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