firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 12/4/2008
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From NBC's Andrea MitchellDemocratic sources say California Rep. Xavier Becerra (D) is in Chicago today to meet with President-elect Obama.
We have confirmed that they are meeting to discuss a possible appointment as US Trade representative.
Becerra voted for NAFTA in 1993, a vote he later said he regretted because of the lack of labor protections.
He also supported China's World Trade Organization membership in 2000, and last year he pushed for passage of the trade deal with Peru, after labor...( ...
PEBO Taps Becerra to be Top Trade Rep
blogs.abcnews.com 12/3/2008 — Democrats tells ABC News that President-elect Obama has offered the job of U.S. Trade Representative to Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif. Becerra, a member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, has not yet announced that he has accepted the...
Pro-Business Types Worried About Obama's Possible Pick As Trade Rep?
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/3/2008 — Here's something that will give a bit of cheer to progressives worried about the direction of the Obama administration: His rumored choice for U.S. Trade Representative, Congressman Xavier Becerra, is reportedly worrying some pro-big business and ...
Becerra in Chicago to Meet with Obama About USTR Job
voices.washingtonpost.com 12/4/2008 — By Al Kamen Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.), who's a top candidate to be U.S. Trade Representative in the incoming administration, is in Chicago today to meet with President-elect Barack Obama to discuss the job. Becerra, an eight-term congressman and ...
Becerra Offered Trade Rep —
Calitics - Quick Hits's RSS Feed
CQ reports Rep. Xavier Becerra has been offered the post of U.S. Trade Representative in the Obama administration.
If he accepts, it opens up the safe-D 31st district in and around Hollywood. He'd also be giving up Vice Chairmanship of the Democratic Caucus and a spot on Ways and Means.
Becerra Tapped for Trade Rep —
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) "has been offered the post of U.S. Trade Representative in the incoming administration of President-elect Barack Obama," CQ Politics reports.
"Becerra is weighing whether to give up his House seniority and newly won spot as vice chairman of the Democratic Caucus to ...
Becerra and the Cocaine Dealer —
Political Punch
While the Eric Holder AG nomination revives the case of the Marc Rich pardon, the potential nomination of Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif., to be US Trade Representative is reviving Becerra's activism on behalf of Carlos Vignali, a convicted cocaine dealer...
Becerra in Chicago to Discuss Job With Obama —
The Page by Mark Halperin
The California Congressman is meeting with the president-elect Thursday about possibly becoming a U.S. Trade Representative.
Sources say he's been mulling over the job, is concerned about leaving the House and possibly moving his family to Washington.
Former Washington governor Gary ...
Jockeying for junior leadership post underway —
Politico Live's Blogs
The same members of Congress who’d been positioning themselves for vice chair leading up to a recent election are still interested now that the winner of that contest, Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.), may be stepping aside to become U.S. Trade Representative, Congressional aides said.
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Headlines —
American Politics Journal RSS Feed
Obama to Appoint New Official to Fight WMD Terrorism (http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/articles/2008/12/03/new_leadership_planned_to_fight_wmd_terrorism/) | Obama selects NAFTA critic Xavier Becerra for U.S. Trade Representative (http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=10246) | ...
Getting to Know Xavier Becerra —
The Stump
NAME: Xavier Becerra
NEW APPOINTMENT: U.S. Trade Representative (rumored)
HOW HE KNOWS OBAMA: He was an early supporter, endorsing him on January 27, 2008.
OTHER TOP POSITIONS: Congressman from California since 1993, member of
the House Ways and Means Committee and Hispanic Caucus, ...
CA-31: Becerra Offered U.S. Trade Representative —
Swing State Project
Add one more to the list of potential Democratic open seats in the House to be filled by special election soon: CA-31 in downtown Los Angeles. Xavier Becerra , House member since 1992, has, in something of a surprise pick, been asked by the Obama administration to be U.S. Trade Representative. ...
Becerra to USTR —
Ben Smith's Blog
Democrats expect California Congressman Xavier Becerra to fill the slot of United States Trade Representative, JMart reports . It's a job closely watched by labor and business lobbies alike for the signal it sends about future U.S. trade policy, an area where Obama sent mixed signals on the ...
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