Obama completes his cabinet

From NBC's Athena Jones CHICAGO -- It’s a wrap. With the announcement of California Rep. Hilda Solis of California as his pick for Labor secretary, former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk for U.S. Trade Representative and retiring Illinois Rep. Ray LaHood for Transportation secretary, Obama completed his Cabinet today, doing so sooner than any incoming president since Richard Nixon . Obama also tapped Karen Mills to be administrator of the Small Business Administration, and he stressed that he had assembled a team quickly to deal with the massive economic challenges facing the country. “With these outstanding appointees, I have filled out our economic team and done so at an earlier point than any president in history because we face challenges unlike any we have faced in generation,” he said. “Daunting as the challenges we are inheriting may be, I'm convinced that our team and the American people are prepared to meet them. It will take longer than any of us would like -- years, not ... (link)