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Posted at 12:59 PM ET, 11/07/2012

Obama’s cabinet: Some go, some stay

By Al Kamen
Don’t look for wholesale, rapid turnover.

By Al Kamen  |  12:59 PM ET, 11/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Obama, Cabinet, Transition, Clinton, Kerry, Scott Brown, Susan Rice, Tim Geithner, Jack Lew, Erskine Bowles, Suzanne Nora Johnson, Leon Panetta, Ashton Carter, Michele Flournoy, Eric Holder, Janet Napolitano, Arne Duncan, Shaun Donovan, Kathleen Sibelius, Hilda Solis, Eric Shinseki, Ray LaHood, Ken Salazar, Tom Vilsack, Steven Chu, Lisa Jackson, Byron Dorgan, Jeff Bingaman, Ernie Moniz, Mary Nichols, Bob Perciasepe, Elaine Chao, Janet Reno, Donna Shalala, Bruce Babbitt, Richard Riley, Al Kamen, Emily Heil, In the Loop, washingtonintransition

 
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