President-elect Obama announces Labor, Trade, Transportation, and Business appointments in Chicago
President-elect Barack Obama speaks at a press conference announcing his nomination of Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA) for Labor secretary, venture capitalist Karen Mills, nominated to head the Small Business Administration, Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL), nominated for transportation secretary, and former Dallas, Texas Mayor Ron Kirk, nominated for U.S. trade representative, at the Drake Hotel in Chicago on December 19, 2008. (UPI Photo/Anne Ryan/POOL)
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