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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 11/20/2008
Vetting Miami Mayor Manny Diaz
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From NBC's Chuck ToddEarlier today, we mentioned how some are concerned that Hispanics might be shut out of high-profile cabinet positions. Well, First Read has learned that Miami Mayor Manny Diaz is in the vetting process for two potential posts: HUD and Transportation -- with HUD apparently the job offer he's most likely to get. If Diaz is tapped, he'd be the first major Hispanic pol to get a nod for a cabinet post. Still, quite a few key Hispanic supporters of Obama have been concerned...( ...

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Remainders: Selling Alaska
Ben Smith's Blog — McCain likes the Napolitano pick. (And not just because of his re-elect.) Kamen says Iowa player Jackie Norris will be Michelle's CoS. Beaumont too. Anita Dunn stays out. Manny Diaz is Mentioned. Palin sells Alaska. Ayman Al-Zawahiri, gaffe machine. And one of the great, mad New York election mechanics, Joe Gentili, dies.

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