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slog.thestranger.com - 1/6/2009
Gregoire as Commerce Secretary?
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Some tea leaves: The Governor of Washington State has disappeared . Her office, while very tight-lipped about her whereabouts, tells me there will be an announcement early tomorrow morning. Obama's transition team plans to announce the new Commerce Secretary nominee (replacing Bill Richardson) ...

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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 1/6/2009
Rumor Patrol: Gregoire To Commerce?
— marcambinder.theatlantic.com — Washington State political blogs are buzzing about a rumor that Gov. Christine Gregoire is headed to Washington to replace Bill Richardson as Barack Obama's Secretary of Commerce. I'm not sure why Gregoire is going to Washington, but Obama aides say ... (more) Rumor Patrol: Gregoire To Commerce?

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blogs.thenewstribune.com - 1/6/2009
Where is Gov. Chris Gregoire and why is she being so secretive?
— blogs.thenewstribune.com — Is she in Washington D.C., waiting to annouce that she's taken a job in President Barack Obama 's administration? (There is a fresh vacancy, you know.) One of my sources said he couldn't tell me where Gov. Chris Gregoire is now, but assured me she ... (more) Where is Gov. Chris Gregoire and why is she being so ...

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Secretary of Commerce Chris Gregoire?
HorsesAss.Org — ... The blogs are all a twitter with speculation that Gov. Chris Gregoire has flown to the other Washington, where she will be named tomorrow as President-Elect Barack Obama’s Secretary of Commerce, replacing his previous choice, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson. ...

WA-Gov: Gregoire to Commerce?
Swing State Project — ... reports that she flew to DC on Sunday. And then the Stranger, when calling Gregoire's spokesperson, got a hilarious series of non-denials: ...

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