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Published 12/18/2008 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk as U.S. Trade Representative, according to one Democratic official.
      
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