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Pritzker NOT a Candidate for Commerce Secretary

 
CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) – Chicago businesswoman Penny Pritzker said Thursday that she is not a candidate for Secretary of Commerce in the administration of President-elect Barack Obama. Pritzker said she "never submitted any information for the vetting process to begin" and that "while there were discussions, I was never formally offered the position. "I have obligations here [...] (link)

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