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Published 2/25/2009 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack Obama will announce Wednesday morning that former Washington Gov. Gary Locke is his nominee for commerce secretary, two senior administration officials told CNN. Locke, 57, was the country's first Chinese-American governor, elected to lead Washington in 1996 and re-elected in 2000. Prior to becoming governor, he served five terms in the Washington [...] (link)

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