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cqpolitics.com - 12/2/2008
Rep. Becerra Offered Trade Representative Post
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CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS – TRADE Dec. 2, 2008 – 4:00 p.m. Rep. Becerra Offered Trade Representative Post By Jonathan Allen, CQ Staff Rep. Xavier Becerra , D-Calif., has been offered the post of U.S. Trade Representative in the incoming administration of President-elect Barack Obama , according to ...
businessweek.com - 12/3/2008
Obama Said To Pick Xavier Becerra for US Trade Rep
— businessweek.com — Is another key economic post about to be filled by President-Elect Barack Obama? Even as he called... a Chicago press conference to announce the expected nomination of New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson to head the Commerce Department this morning, ... (more) Obama Said To Pick Xavier Becerra for US Trade Rep

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In Xavier Becerra, a Trade Post Contender, Political Benefits for Obama
nytimes.com - 12/8/2008
In Xavier Becerra, a Trade Post Contender, Political Benefits for Obama
— nytimes.com — Representative Xavier Becerra of California has emerged as the top candidate for United States trade representative.... (more) In Xavier Becerra, a Trade Post Contender, Political ...

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blogs.abcnews.com - 12/3/2008
PEBO Taps Becerra to be Top Trade Rep
— blogs.abcnews.com — 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... (more) PEBO Taps Becerra to be Top Trade Rep

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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:  Becerra Tapped for Trade Rep

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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 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.

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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 ...
L.A. Political Hack as Trade Rep? — Hit & Run
President-elect Barack Obama has apparently offered the U.S. trade representative job to Xavier Becerra, a truly mediocre machine-politics hack from Southern California. My former colleagues at the L.A. Times editorial board say it well : He's a terrible choice, and not just because of a ...
Pro-Business Types Worried About Obama's Possible Pick As Trade Rep? — TPM Election Central
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 free-trade types. The possibility that Obama ...
In Trade Post Contender, Political Benefits for Obama — NYT > Politics
Representative Xavier Becerra, Democrat of California, would punch several political tickets at once as the president-elect’s chief trade negotiator. >