Obama Fills Out Cabinet

Obama Fills Out Cabinet


chief Carol Browner is to lead a White House council on energy and climate.

Tuesday, Obama named Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan to lead the Education Department. Wednesday, former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack was tapped as agriculture secretary and Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar to head the Interior Department.

Thursday, he named Mary Schapiro as chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler as head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and Daniel Tarullo as a member of the Federal Reserve.


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