First 100 days: Gregg, Holder, Lynn

The Boston Globe 's lead story: "Cabinet deal is set for Gregg." "President Obama plans to nominate Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire for secretary of commerce today… [NH Gov. John] Lynch said that Gregg would only take the job on condition that a Republican be appointed to serve out his term, an assertion Gregg quickly confirmed. … New Hampshire Democrats widely expect Lynch to choose J. Bonnie Newman, a Republican with extensive Washington experience and ties to both Gregg and Lynch." She's not expected to run again in 2010. The New York Times has a tick-tock of how the Gregg idea came to fruition. "The idea of offering the job to Mr. Gregg came, at least in part, from the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada. (The two senators are close, aides to both men said.) Mr. Reid mentioned the idea to Rahm Emanuel, Mr. Obama’s chief of staff, who passed it on to the president-elect." How does Gregg explain this? CQ writes, “President Obama's new candidate to run the Commerce ... (link)