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Reid Applauds Reid-Backed Idea
TPM Election Central — ... President Obama has just officially nominated Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) to take the reins at the Commerce Department. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid sure (D-NV) sounds pleased: ...

Gregg to accept appointment to Commerce
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... this weekend when I sang the praises of Judd Gregg for demanding what I thought would be a long-shot arrangement in exchange for accepting Barack Obama’s appointment as Commerce Secretary.  Gregg has accepted the position after apparently ensuring that his former protege will replace him in the Senate: A White House official says President Barack Obama plans to nominate Sen. Judd Gregg, a New Hampshire Republican, as his commerce secretary Tuesday, filling the last remaining spot on his senior roster two weeks after he was sworn into office. If confirmed by the Senate, Gregg ...

Blasts from the past
Political Animal — ... census. Indeed, Gregg's commitment to basic functions of the department has been questioned at times. Since of the days of Gingrich's so-called "revolution," Gregg has come around, and has actually voted to fund the Commerce Department. Indeed, if he didn't support its continued existence, Gregg probably wouldn't have given up his Senate seat to head the cabinet agency. Still, the fact that he twice backed eliminating the department altogether is kind of amusing in light of today's announcement . And speaking of embarrassing blasts from the past, this 1986 ad from Tom ...

Gregg to Commerce
The Reaction — ... As you may have heard already, Obama has tapped Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire to be commerce secretary. (If you remember, Obama's first choice, Bill Richardson, ...