thehill.com - 12/17/2008
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Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.) is in discussions with the Obama administration to take a Cabinet-level post — most likely secretary of the Department of Transportation, according to knowledgeable GOP sources. When reached on his cell phone, LaHood said only that Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.), ...
LaHood asked to Transportation Secretary
swamppolitics.com 12/17/2008 — by Mike Dorning
Peoria Republican congressman Ray LaHood has been asked to be Transportation Secretary for the Obama Administration, a Republican source said today.
A spokesman for the Obama transition team declined to comment and LaHood's ...
A Second Republican
talkingpointsmemo.com 12/18/2008 — Bloomberg says Obama is likely to tap Illinois Rep. Ray LaHood as Transportation Secretary.
Transportation is a famously disrespected Department, in the sense of being a high or low profile appointment. That's where Bush put his token Dem, Norm ...
LaHood: Secretary of Transportation —
The Latest on Air America
On Friday, President-elect Barack Obama is expected to add another Republican to his administration when he officially announces Representative Ray Lahood (R-Ill) as his secretary of transportation. According to two senior Democratic officials, Rep. Lahood accepted Obama's offer last night. The ...
Obama Adds Another Repub to Cabinet —
Drudge Retort
President-elect Barack Obama has picked GOP Rep. Ray LaHood of Illinois to be his nominee for transportation secretary, two sources told CNN on Wednesday. Rep. Ray LaHood of Illinois would be the second Republican in Obama's Cabinet. Two Democratic sources also said Obama will tap Mary Schapiro ...
LaHood Now Out of the Way for Illinois Senate Seat —
Pundits Blog
In my original home state of Illinois, retiring Rep. Ray LaHood is one of very few Republicans who could win statewide in a special election to fill President-elect Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat.
But now that Obama has tapped the popular Illinois politician to be secretary of Transportation ...
The LaHood Choice —
Pundits Blog
Barack Obama continues to prove his master carpentry skills as he hones and handcrafts his presidential Cabinet. Obama's latest blue ribbon goes for his pick of Republican Rep. Ray LaHood, also of Illinois, to be his secretary of Transportation.
One of the first, and few, Republicans who gave ...
TalkingPointsMemo —
News
Rep. Ray LaHood (Ohio) will become the second Republican to join President-elect Obama's cabinet by accepting Transportation secretary, a post that should be more important in the new administration than the current one, writes Josh Marshall. One investment investigator, Harry Markopolous, had ...
Ray LaHood To Transportation? —
Daily Kos
The second Republican for the soon-to-be Obama administration? U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has selected U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood for transportation secretary, which would make him the second Republican in the Cabinet, a senior Democrat said on Wednesday. Obama offered LaHood, 63, of ...
Obama to Pick Ray LaHood for Transportation —
Political Punch
ABC NEWS' SUNLEN MILLER REPORTS: ABC's George Stephanopoulos reports that President-elect Barack Obama is expected to pick Illinois Republican Rep. Ray LaHood as his Transportation secretary. Obama's choice of LaHood marks the first registered Republican Obama has chosen for his...
LaTransportation Secretary —
Hotline On Call Part Deux
Pres.-elect Barack Obama is expected to tap Rep. Ray LaHood , an IL Republican, as his Transportation Secretary.
Bloomberg's Tackett and Hughes write that LaHood is "known for his willingness to criticize his own party and to work with Democrats."
LaHood, 63, would be the second GOPer in ...
LaHood Accepts Transportation Secretary Job —
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By Paul Kane and Philip Rucker Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.) last night accepted an offer to become President-elect Barack Obama's transportation secretary and the nomination will be made official in coming days, a senior Democratic official said. LaHood, 63, who is retiring after representing a ...
LaHood rises to top of Transpo list —
Ben Smith's Blog
Retiring Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL) has emerged as one of the leading candidates to become Barack Obama’s Transportation Secretary, according to Democratic officials.
A moderate Republican and former top aide to House Minority Leader Robert Michel, LaHood has a friendly relationship with ...
Could Be LaHood —
The Stump
Chicago Tribune 's The Swamp, the WSJ , and other sources are reporting that retiring Illinois Congressman Ray LaHood will likely be tapped as Obama's transportation secretary: LaHood, a long-time staff aide to the affable
then-House Minority Leader Bob Michel (R-Ill.) who took his ...
Republican to be named Transportation head —
First Read
From NBC's John YangObama will name Republican Rep. Ray Lahood (IL) his pick for Transportation Secretary. A source close to Lahood says not only did Obama and Lahood get to know and like each other in the Illinois delegation, but Rahm Emanuel ...
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