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Published 12/17/2008 at CNN.com - Politics
President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday will announce former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as his choice for agriculture secretary and Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar as his choice for secretary of the interior, sources tell CNN.
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